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Assessing Surgical Quality Using Administrative and Clinical Data Sets: A Direct Comparison of the University HealthSystem Consortium Clinical Database and the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Data Set
American Journal of Medical Quality, 07/08/09

Davenport DL et al. - The data sets are similar in their explanatory power relative to outcomes, but the clinical data set is better, particularly at identifying higher risk patients and specific complications. It should prove more useful for initiating and monitoring clinical process improvements because of more clinically relevant variables

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A case study of translating ACGME practice-based learning and improvement requirements into reality: systems quality improvement projects as the key component to a comprehensive curriculum
Postgraduate Medical Journal, 10/15/09 Relevance Score: 70%

Effects of home-based exercise program on the functional status and the quality of life in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: 1-year follow-up study
Rheumatology International, 11/17/09 Relevance Score: 69%

Quality improvement tool available for doctors, hospitals
American Medical News, 10/19/09 Relevance Score: 69%

Rapid and sustained improvements in health-related quality of life, fatigue, and other patient-reported outcomes in rheumatoid arthritis patients treated with certolizumab pegol plus methotrexate over 1 year: Results from the RAPID 1 randomized controlled trial
Arthritis Research & Therapy, 11/16/09 Relevance Score: 68%

National Quality Measures for Breast Centers (NQMBC): A Robust Quality Tool
Annals of Surgical Oncology, 10/20/09 Relevance Score: 68%