title: The legacy of a Boston curmudgeon.
abstract: Ernest Amory Codman developed the End-Results System that has given rise to many quality tools and registries that surgeons are familiar with today. Although not appreciated by colleagues for his revolutionary concepts, he has now been recognized as a visionary and developer of many of the concepts that we equate with good surgical care and follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Levine Cancer Institute, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA.
authors.forename: Frederick L
authors.initials: FL
authors.lastname: Greene
mesh_terms: D001900:Boston; D013502:General Surgery / Q000266:history* / Q000592:standards; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care / Q000266:history* / Q000379:methods; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000266:history* / Q000379:methods; D012042:Registries