title: America's best hospitals. Making the diagnosis: how we select the best. Keeping patients alive is a critical measure.
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authors.lastname: Comarow
mesh_terms: D019985:Benchmarking; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006299:Health Services for the Aged; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006761:Hospitals / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D008511:Medicine / Q000592:standards*; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000600:supply & distribution; D010351:Patient Discharge; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care; D013038:Specialization; D013043:Specialties, Surgical / Q000592:standards*; D014481:United States