title: The authors reply.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, and CRISMA Center, Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA CRISMA Center, Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, and Department of Health Policy and Management, University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health, Pittsburgh, PA.
authors.forename: Lora A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Reineck
authors.forename: Jeremy M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Kahn
mesh_terms: D015982:Bias; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010351:Patient Discharge / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*