title: Proper comparisons are key to hospital benchmarking.
authors.affiliation: Healthcare Management Council, Needham, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Shelley
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Burns
mesh_terms: D019985:Benchmarking / Q000379:methods*; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D006739:Hospital Administration / Q000592:standards*; D017749:Total Quality Management / Q000379:methods*; D014481:United States