title: Quality: the key to surgery's future.
authors.affiliation: *Department of Surgery, University of Wisconsin, Madison †American College of Surgeons, Chicago, IL ‡Department of Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle; and §American Board of Surgery, Philadelphia, PA.
authors.forename: Layton F
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Rikkers
authors.forename: David B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Hoyt
authors.forename: David R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Flum
authors.forename: Mark A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Malangoni
mesh_terms: D005544:Forecasting; D013502:General Surgery / Q000592:standards* / Q000639:trends; D017048:Health Care Costs; D018166:Health Care Reform / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards; D006739:Hospital Administration; D006761:Hospitals / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D015279:Organizational Culture; D005791:Patient Care / Q000592:standards*; D058991:Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; D010380:Peer Review; D058996:Quality Improvement; D014481:United States