title: Ranking hospitals by the quality of care for medical conditions: the role of complications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 19104, USA.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: M V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Pauly
authors.forename: P R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Rosenbaum
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ross
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Schwartz
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shpilsky
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Silber
mesh_terms: D016208:Databases, Factual; D005260:Female; D006761:Hospitals / Q000145:classification; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D009026:Mortality; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology