title: Surgical specialties racing to develop outcome measures. Second in a series.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Patterson
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D016208:Databases, Factual; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000592:standards; D009985:Orthopedics / Q000592:standards; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D012955:Societies, Medical; D013043:Specialties, Surgical / Q000592:standards*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States