Are there negative consequences of public reporting? The hype and the reality

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¹ The Heart Center, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center and the University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio. Electronic address: James.tweddell@CCHMC.org.
² Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins All Children's Heart Institute, All Children's Hospital and Florida Hospital for Children, Saint Petersburg, Tampa, and Orlando, Fla; Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Md.
³ Norton Children's Hospital and University of Louisville, Louisville, Ky.

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James S Tweddell et al. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2017 Apr.

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. 2017 Apr;153(4):908-911.

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2017.01.034. Epub 2017 Feb 5.

¹ The Heart Center, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center and the University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio. Electronic address: James.tweddell@CCHMC.org.
² Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins All Children's Heart Institute, All Children's Hospital and Florida Hospital for Children, Saint Petersburg, Tampa, and Orlando, Fla; Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Md.
³ Norton Children's Hospital and University of Louisville, Louisville, Ky.

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Potential benefits and consequences of public reporting of pediatric cardiac surgery outcomes.
Gaynor JW, Pasquali SK, Ohye RG, Spray TL. Gaynor JW, et al. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2017 Apr;153(4):904-907. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2016.08.066. Epub 2016 Oct 28. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2017. PMID: 27919455 No abstract available.