title: Using data to drive performance improvement in hospitals.
authors.affiliation: SAS, Cary, NC, USA. melissa.fitzpatrick@sas.com
authors.forename: Melissa A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Fitzpatrick
mesh_terms: D004469:Economics, Hospital; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006761:Hospitals / Q000592:standards*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014481:United States