title: Cardiac surgeons and the quality movement: the Michigan experience.
abstract: The Michigan Society of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons created a voluntary quality collaborative with all the cardiac surgeons in the state and all hospitals doing adult cardiac surgery. Utilizing this collaborative over the last 3 years and creating a unique relationship with a payor, an approach to processes and outcomes has produced improvements in the quality of care for cardiac patients in the state of Michigan.
authors.affiliation: Section of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. rprager@umich.edu
authors.forename: Richard L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Prager
authors.forename: Frederick R
authors.initials: FR
authors.lastname: Armenti
authors.forename: Joseph S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Bassett
authors.forename: Gail F
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Bell
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Drake
authors.forename: Eric C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Hanson
authors.forename: John C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Heiser
authors.forename: Scott H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: F B
authors.initials: FB
authors.lastname: Plasman
authors.forename: Francis L
authors.initials: FL
authors.lastname: Shannon
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Share
authors.forename: Patty
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Theurer
authors.forename: Jaelene
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Williams
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards*; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D033161:Government Regulation; D017048:Health Care Costs; D005102:Health Expenditures; D006801:Humans; D007348:Insurance, Health / Q000592:standards; D008824:Michigan; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D012040:Regional Health Planning / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D012955:Societies, Medical; D013221:State Health Plans / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D016896:Treatment Outcome