title: Reducing variation in care.
abstract: What care a patient receives reflects not only best practices and available technology but also geography, provider experience and patient preference. Spurred on by payers and a growing body of evidence-based methodology, providers are seeking to make patient care more consistently reflect best practices.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lowers
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Gore
mesh_terms: D019985:Benchmarking; D019091:Critical Pathways; D003625:Data Collection; D005843:Geography; D006801:Humans; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000592:standards*; D014481:United States; D014600:Utilization Review