title: Hospital quality measurement--perplexing for professionals, let alone for patients.
authors.forename: Kevin J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: O'Leary
authors.forename: Cynthia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Barnard
authors.forename: Gary A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Noskin
mesh_terms: D019985:Benchmarking / Q000379:methods*; D003254:Consumer Advocacy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006739:Hospital Administration / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D014481:United States