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Volume 72, Number 11, November 2006

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A Three-Decade Perspective on Anesthesia Safety
pp. 985-989(5)
Author: Lanier, William L.

Early Efforts with Quality at Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and Judicious Use of Its Powers as a Payor
pp. 990-993(4)
Author: Grissom, Thomas L.

Safety, Quality, and the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program
pp. 994-998(5)
Author: Khuri, Shukri F.

Surgical Quality Programs in the Veterans Health Administration
pp. 999-1004(6)
Author: Depalma, Ralph G

American College of Surgeons Remains Committed to Patient Safety
pp. 1005-1009(5)
Authors: Russell, Thomas R.; Jones, R. Scott

The Surgical Infection Prevention and Surgical Care Improvement Projects: Promises and Pitfalls
pp. 1010-1016(7)
Author: Bratzler, Dale w.

The Evolution of Guidelines Toward Standards of Practice
pp. 1017-1020(4)
Author: Polk, Hiram C

PANEL 1
pp. 1021-1030(10)
Authors: Polk, Hiram C.; Bratzler, Dale; Depalma, Ralph G; Flum, David R; Grissom, Thomas L; Jones, R. Scott; Khuri, Shukri F; Lanier, William L; Loeb, Thomas M; Pugliese, Gina; Scutchfield, F. Douglas

The Hazards of Using Administrative Data to Measure Surgical Quality
pp. 1031-1037(7)
Authors: Fry, Donald E; Pine, Michael B; Jordan, Harmon S; Hoaglin, David C; Jones, Barbara; Meimban, Roger

The Volume-Outcome Debate Revisited
pp. 1038-1042(5)
Author: Finlayson, Samuel R.G

The Challenge of Small Numbers to the Contemporary Excellence of Elective Specialty Surgery
pp. 1043-1045(3)
Author: Polk, Hiram C

The Holy Grail of Surgical Quality Improvement: Process Measures or Risk-Adjusted Outcomes?
pp. 1046-1050(5)
Author: Rogers, Selwyn O

Quality and Safety Performance in Teaching Hospitals
pp. 1051-1054(4)
Author: Knapp, Richard M

Does Outcomes Research Impact Quality? Examples from Bariatric Surgery
pp. 1055-1060(6)
Author: Hutter, Matthew M.

PANEL 2
pp. 1061-1069(9)
Authors: Flum, David R.; Bratzler, Dale; Finlayson, Samuel R.G.; Fry, Donald E; Hutter, Matthew M; Khuri, Shukri F; Knapp, Richard M; Rogers, Selwyn O; Russell, Thomas R; Seidenfeld, John J

An Eight-Year Analysis of Surgical Morbidity and Mortality: Data and Solutions
pp. 1070-1081(12)
Authors: Goldfarb, Michael A; Baker, Thomas

The Challenge of Changing Roles and Improving Surgical Care Now: Crew Resource Management Approach
pp. 1082-1087(6)
Authors: James, Mcgreevy; Otten, Tyler; Poggi, Michael; Robinson, Christopher; Castaneda, David; Wade, Patrick

How a System for Reporting Medical Errors Can and Cannot Improve Patient Safety
pp. 1088-1091(4)
Author: Clarke, John R

Maintenance of Certification: American Board of Surgery Goals
pp. 1092-1096(5)
Author: Lewis, Frank R

Simulation: A Strategy for Success in Quality and Safety in Pay-for-Performance Environments
pp. 1097-1101(5)
Author: LOYD., GARYE

Making the Operating Room of the Future Safer
pp. 1102-1108(7)
Authors: Greenberg, Caprice C; Roth, Emilie M; Sheridan, Thomas B; Gandhi, Tejal K; Gustafson, Michael L; Zinner, Michael J; Dierks, Meghan M

Morbidity and Mortality in Vascular Surgery: The Kentucky Experience with a Statewide Database
pp. 1109-1111(3)
Author: Richardson, J David

The Practicing Surgeon as a Member of the Quality-Safety Team
pp. 1112-1114(3)
Authors: Vallance, Steven R.; Schell, Robert H.; Robbins, Robert E.

Linking Processes and Outcomes to Improve Surgical Performance: A New Approach to Morbidity and Mortality Peer Review
pp. 1115-1119(5)
Authors: Pine, Michael; Fry, Donald e.

LUNCHEON DEBATE: Where Is the Captain of the Ship When You Need Her? - System Corrections Are the Right Way to Go
pp. 1120-1125(6)
Authors: Goldfarb, Michael A.; Flum, David R.

PANEL 3: The Unintended Consequences of Transparency
pp. 1126-1132(7)
Authors: Willihnganz, Shirley C.; Flum, David R.; Clarke, John R.; Galandiuk, Susan; Knapp, Richard M.; Lewis, John N.; Manassah, Edward E.; Russell, Thomas R.; Taylor, James; Ungar, Laura

PANEL 4—Closing Panel: The Future of Surgical Quality— from Micro to Macro - Would You Rather be Maitre'd (and Set the Table) or be King for a Day?
pp. 1133-1148(16)
Authors: Flum, David; Bratzler, Dale; Finlayson, Samuel R.G.; Fry, Donald E.; Jones, R. Scott; Lewis, Frank R.; Pine, Michael; Russell, Thomas R.; Seidenfeld, John J.; Vallance, Steven R.

An Invitational Conference on Contemporary Surgical Quality, Safety and Transparency June 5 & 6, 2006 Closing Session—Focal Points
pp. 1149-1149(1)
Authors: Flum, David R.; Goldfarb, Michael A.; Polk, Hiram C.

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