title: The death of administrative data for benchmarking cardiothoracic mortality?
authors.affiliation: Clinical Director Quality and Outcome Research Unit, University Hospital Birmingham, , Birmingham, UK.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pagano
authors.forename: C P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Gale
mesh_terms: D019985:Benchmarking / Q000379:methods*; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000401:mortality*; D005260:Female; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D006739:Hospital Administration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006753:Hospital Records; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D020379:Risk Adjustment / Q000379:methods*
keywords: Cardiac Surgery; QUality of Care and Outcomes