title: Relating quality of care to clinical outcomes in heart failure: in search of the missing link.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Konstam
mesh_terms: D016507:Cardiology Service, Hospital / Q000592:standards*; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000191:economics / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D010359:Patient Readmission / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care; D016896:Treatment Outcome