What are the outcomes of implementing a cardiac surgery report card? 
Implementation of a cardiac surgery report card has been shown to lead to improved quality of care. This has been demonstrated through continuous assessment and improvement of quality of care, increased use of process measures in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery, regional interventions to improve hospital mortality associated with coronary artery bypass graft surgery, and improved outcomes in coronary artery bypass graft surgery in New York State. In addition, provider profiling in New York State has been found to improve access to care and patient outcomes in the elderly.  