UHC operations improvement: adult ICU benchmarking project summary. University HealthSystem Consortium.

The editors are providing this Executive Summary by the University HealthSystem Consortium of their Adult ICU Benchmarking Project. The report has been reviewed by the participating members listed at the end of the summary. The summary report provides both an interesting account of how a benchmarking project of considerable magnitude can be accomplished but also indicates how important comparative data can be used to improve individual programs.