title: Top 100 in cardiac care perform 4.7% to 31% better than others.
abstract: Data Benchmarks: Measure your hospital against the best in cardiovascular care. A new study from HCIA-Sachs LLC shows that the top-performing cardiovascular programs are ahead of their peers by 4.7% to 31% in eight measures of clinical quality and efficiency.
mesh_terms: D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D019985:Benchmarking; D016507:Cardiology Service, Hospital / Q000145:classification / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching / Q000145:classification / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000401:mortality; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology