title: Public reporting of cardiac surgery performance: introduction.
authors.forename: David M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Shahian
mesh_terms: D019985:Benchmarking / Q000592:standards; D003258:Consumer Behavior; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000592:standards*; D005246:Feedback; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008485:Medical Audit / Q000592:standards; D015233:Models, Statistical; D016749:National Practitioner Data Bank / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care / Q000592:standards*; D014481:United States