Systematic review: the evidence that publishing patient care performance data improves quality of care.
Fung CH, Lim Y-W, Mattke S, et al. Systematic review: the evidence that publishing patient care performance data improves quality of care. Ann Intern Med. 2008;148(2):111-23.
This review examined how publicly reported performance data affect quality of care and found that, although releasing such data stimulates quality improvement activities, the impact on clinical outcomes remains unclear.
Fung CH, Lim Y-W, Mattke S, et al. Systematic review: the evidence that publishing patient care performance data improves quality of care. Ann Intern Med. 2008;148(2):111-23.