The volume-outcome relationship: don't believe everything you see.
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.
Christian
Caprice K
CK
Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Gustafson
Michael L
ML
Betensky
Rebecca A
RA
Daley
Jennifer
J
Zinner
Michael J
MJ
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*