title: Monitoring quality of medical care: how about a level playing field?
authors.affiliation: University of Louisville School of Medicine, KY, USA.
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Richardson
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Polk
mesh_terms: D008485:Medical Audit; D013043:Specialties, Surgical / Q000592:standards; D013503:Surgery Department, Hospital / Q000592:standards*; D017749:Total Quality Management; D014481:United States