The impacts of public reporting and external benchmarking in cardiac care: A rapid update of the literature

The Institute of Health Economics (IHE) was commissioned by the Canadian Cardiovascular Society to provide a rapid update of the literature, to compare the impacts of public reporting and external benchmarking on selected outcomes, and to evaluate and describe the applicability of this body of research to non- competitive health systems, emphasizing perspectives and considerations regarding transferability to the Canadian context. This report will be used as a background document to inform a position statement paper proposed by the Canadian Cardiovascular Society.

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• Young, C., Lambert, L., Abel, J., O'Neill, B. 2017. Quality of Cardiac Care in Canada: Recommendations for Building a Sustainable Future. Canadian Journal of Cardiology Available Online 31 January 2018
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