Referral to high-volume hospitals for operations fails to improve outcomes statewide

Thursday, March 10, 2011 - 12:01 in Health & Medicine

Referring patients to hospitals that have the largest volume of surgical procedures does not necessarily lead to improved outcomes for the overall population, according to the results of a new study in the February issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons.

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