Understanding surgeon performance and improving patient outcomesBIRKMEYER, John D.Journal of clinical oncology. 2004, Vol 22, Num 14, pp 2765-2766, issn 0732-183X, 2 p.Article

RESEARCH BASED ON ADMINISTRATIVE DATA : A new era in surgical research: Getting back to the patientFINLAYSON, Emily; BIRKMEYER, John D.Surgery. 2009, Vol 145, Num 6, pp 610-616, issn 0039-6060, 7 p.Article

Hospital Surgical Volume and Cost of Inpatient Surgery in the ElderlyREGENBOGEN, Scott E; GUST, Cathryn; BIRKMEYER, John D et al.Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2012, Vol 215, Num 6, pp 758-765, issn 1072-7515, 8 p.Article

Negative Appendectomy and Imaging Accuracy in the Washington State Surgical Care and Outcomes Assessment Program. DiscussionBIRKMEYER, John D; FLUM, David R.Annals of surgery. 2008, Vol 248, Num 4, pp 557-563, issn 0003-4932, 7 p.Article

The rise and fall of antireflux surgery in the United StatesFINKS, Jonathan F; YONGLIANG WEI; BIRKMEYER, John D et al.Surgical endoscopy. 2006, Vol 20, Num 11, pp 1698-1701, issn 0930-2794, 4 p.Article

Effects of hospital volume on life expectancy after selected cancer operations in older adults: A decision analysisFINLAYSON, Emily V. A; BIRKMEYER, John D.Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2003, Vol 196, Num 3, pp 410-417, issn 1072-7515, 8 p.Article

How do elderly patients decide where to go for major surgery? Telephone interview surveySCHWARTZ, Lisa M; WOLOSHIN, Steven; BIRKMEYER, John D et al.BMJ. British medical journal (International ed.). 2005, Vol 331, Num 7520, pp 821-824, issn 0959-8146, 4 p.Article

Potential benefits of the new Leapfrog standards: Effect of process and outcomes measuresBIRKMEYER, John D; DIMICK, Justin B.Surgery. 2004, Vol 135, Num 6, pp 569-575, issn 0039-6060, 7 p.Article

Use of adjuvant radiotherapy at hospitals with and without on-site radiation servicesWONG, Sandra L; YONGLIANG WEI; BIRKMEYER, John D et al.Cancer. 2007, Vol 109, Num 4, pp 796-801, issn 0008-543X, 6 p.Article

Volume, process of care, and operative mortality for cystectomy for bladder cancerHOLLENBECK, Brent K; YONGLIANG WEI; BIRKMEYER, John D et al.Urology (Ridgewood, NJ). 2007, Vol 69, Num 5, pp 871-875, issn 0090-4295, 5 p.Article

Outcomes in Octogenarians Undergoing High-Risk Cancer Operation : A National StudyFINLAYSON, Emily; ZHAOHUI FAN; BIRKMEYER, John D et al.Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2007, Vol 205, Num 6, pp 729-734, issn 1072-7515, 6 p.Article

Décision analysis models: Opening the black boxBIRKMEYER, John D; LIU, Jean Y.Surgery. 2003, Vol 133, Num 1, pp 1-4, issn 0039-6060, 4 p.Article

Measuring the quality of surgical care: Structure, process, or outcomes?BIRKMEYER, John D; DIMICK, Justin B; BIRKMEYER, Nancy J. O et al.Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2004, Vol 198, Num 4, pp 626-632, issn 1072-7515, 7 p.Article

Prioritizing Quality Improvement in General SurgerySCHILLING, Peter L; DIMICK, Justin B; BIRKMEYER, John D et al.Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2008, Vol 207, Num 5, pp 698-704, issn 1072-7515, 7 p.Article

Should volume standards for cardiovascular surgery focus only on high-risk patients?GOODNEY, Philip P; LUCAS, F. L; BIRKMEYER, John D et al.Circulation (New York, N.Y.). 2003, Vol 107, Num 3, pp 384-387, issn 0009-7322, 4 p.Article

Trends in surgery for gastroesophageal reflux disease: The effect of laparoscopic surgery on utilizationFINLAYSON, Samuel R. G; BIRKMEYER, John D; LAYCOCK, William S et al.Surgery. 2003, Vol 133, Num 2, pp 147-153, issn 0039-6060, 7 p.Article

Defining high quality health care : Outcomes and quality of Care in UrologyCOOPERBERG, Matthew R; BIRKMEYER, John D; LITWIN, Mark S et al.Urologic oncology. 2009, Vol 27, Num 4, pp 411-416, issn 1078-1439, 6 p.Article

Mortality in Medicare Patients Undergoing Surgery in July in Teaching HospitalsENGLESBE, Michael J; ZHAOHUI FAN; BASER, Onur et al.Annals of surgery. 2009, Vol 249, Num 6, pp 871-876, issn 0003-4932, 6 p.Article

Trends in Hospital Volume and Operative Mortality for High-Risk SurgeryFINKS, Jonathan F; OSBORNE, Nicholas H; BIRKMEYER, John D et al.The New England journal of medicine. 2011, Vol 364, Num 22, pp 2128-2137, issn 0028-4793, 10 p.Article

Variation in Hospital Mortality Associated with Inpatient SurgeryGHAFERI, Amir A; BIRKMEYER, John D; DIMICK, Justin B et al.The New England journal of medicine. 2009, Vol 361, Num 14, pp 1368-1375, issn 0028-4793, 8 p.Article

Operative mortality and procedure volume as predictors of subsequent hospital performanceBIRKMEYER, John D; DIMICK, Justin B; STAIGER, Douglas O et al.Annals of surgery. 2006, Vol 243, Num 3, pp 411-417, issn 0003-4932, 7 p.Article

Measuring surgical quality : What's the role of provider volume? : World progress in sugery: Surgical qualityDIMICK, Justin B; BIRKMEYER, John D; UPCHURCH, Gilbert R et al.World journal of surgery. 2005, Vol 29, Num 10, pp 1217-1221, issn 0364-2313, 5 p.Article

Surgical mortality as an indicator of hospital quality. The problem with small sample sizeDIMICK, Justin B; WELCH, H. Gilbert; BIRKMEYER, John D et al.JAMA, the journal of the American Medical Association. 2004, Vol 292, Num 7, pp 847-851, issn 0098-7484, 5 p.Article

Understanding Racial Disparities in Cancer Treatment and OutcomesMORRIS, Arden M; RHOADS, Kim F; STAIN, Steven C et al.Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2010, Vol 211, Num 1, pp 105-113, issn 1072-7515, 9 p.Article

Imaging Use Among Employed and Self-Employed UrologistsHOLLINGSWORTH, John M; BIRKMEYER, John D; ZHANG, Yun S et al.The Journal of urology. 2010, Vol 184, Num 6, pp 2480-2484, issn 0022-5347, 5 p.Article