title: Using a composite readmission measure to assess surgical quality in the Veterans Health Administration: how well does it correlate with established surgical measures?
authors.affiliation: Center for Healthcare Organization and Implementation Research, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Qi
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Policy and Management, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts3Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Thomas C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Tsai
authors.affiliation: Center for Healthcare Organization and Implementation Research, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, Massachusetts4Department of Surgery, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Hillary J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Mull
authors.affiliation: Center for Healthcare Organization and Implementation Research, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, Massachusetts4Department of Surgery, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Amy K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Rosen
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts5Department of Surgery, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, Massachusetts6Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Kamal M F
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Itani
mesh_terms: D006787:Hospitals, Veterans / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010359:Patient Readmission / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000592:standards*; D013503:Surgery Department, Hospital / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014481:United States