title: The volume-outcome relationship: don't believe everything you see.
abstract: This paper investigates methodological limitations of the volume-outcome relationship. A brief overview of quality measurement is followed by a discussion of two important aspects of the relationship.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
authors.forename: Caprice K
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Christian
authors.forename: Michael L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Gustafson
authors.forename: Rebecca A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Betensky
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Daley
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Zinner
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013503:Surgery Department, Hospital / Q000592:standards*; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*