title: Washington State's approach to variability in surgical processes/Outcomes: Surgical Clinical Outcomes Assessment Program (SCOAP).
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery and the Surgical Outcomes Research Center, and the Department of Health Services, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195-6410, USA. daveflum@u.washington.edu
authors.forename: David R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Flum
authors.forename: Nancy
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Fisher
authors.forename: Jeffery
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Thompson
authors.forename: Miriam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Marcus-Smith
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Florence
authors.forename: Carlos A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Pellegrini
mesh_terms: D013502:General Surgery / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014861:Washington