title: Is zero the ideal death rate?
authors.affiliation: Partners Healthcare System, Boston, USA.
authors.forename: Thomas H
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: David F
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Torchiana
authors.forename: James E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Lock
mesh_terms: D019985:Benchmarking; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006801:Humans; D009026:Mortality; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000592:standards*; D020379:Risk Adjustment; D014481:United States