title: Transferred patients hurt referral hospitals' quality ratings.
authors.forename: Deborah
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Levenson
mesh_terms: D018806:APACHE; D019985:Benchmarking / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006761:Hospitals / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D007591:Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations; D010360:Patient Transfer; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014481:United States