Cardiac surgeons and the quality movement: the Michigan experience.
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.
Prager
Richard L
RL
Section of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. rprager@umich.edu
Armenti
Frederick R
FR
Bassett
Joseph S
JS
Bell
Gail F
GF
Drake
Daniel
D
Hanson
Eric C
EC
Heiser
John C
JC
Johnson
Scott H
SH
Plasman
F B
FB
Shannon
Francis L
FL
Share
David
D
Theurer
Patty
P
Williams
Jaelene
J
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