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Criteria hit for rating hospitals

Volume of procedures may not be best measure

By Liz Kowalczyk
Globe Staff / January 14, 2004

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Hospitals that perform the highest number of a particular procedure -- such as cardiac surgery or treating premature babies -- may not necessarily be the best at that procedure, according to two new studies published yesterday. (Full Article: 771 Words)

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