Successful linking of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database to Social Security data to examine the accuracy of Society of Thoracic Surgeons mortality data  Jeffrey P. Jacobs, MD, Sean M. O’Brien, PhD, David M. Shahian, MD, Fred H. Edwards, MD, Vinay Badhwar, MD, Rachel S. Dokholyan, MPH, Juan A. Sanchez, MD, David L. Morales, MD, Richard L. Prager, MD, Cameron D. Wright, MD, John D. Puskas, MD, James S. Gammie, MD, Constance K. Haan, MD, MS, Kristopher M. George, MD, Shubin Sheng, PhD, Eric D. Peterson, MD, Cynthia M. Shewan, PhD, Jane M. Han, MSW, Phillip A. Bongiorno, BA, Courtney Yohe, MPP, William G. Williams, MD, John E. Mayer, MD, Frederick L. Grover, MD  The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery  Volume 145, Issue 4, Pages 976-983 (April 2013) DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.11.094 Copyright © 2013 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 Distribution of estimated site-specific sensitivity for ascertaining 30-day status. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2013 145, 976-983DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.11.094) Copyright © 2013 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions