title: The Society of Thoracic Surgeons' National Cardiac Database: provider engagement in continuous quality improvement.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA 70119, USA. tbruceferg732@pol.net
authors.forename: T Bruce
authors.initials: TB
authors.lastname: Ferguson
mesh_terms: D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000401:mortality / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016208:Databases, Factual; D006801:Humans; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D012955:Societies, Medical; D013903:Thoracic Surgery / Q000592:standards*; D019616:Thoracic Surgical Procedures / Q000401:mortality / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017749:Total Quality Management; D014481:United States