The practice of congenital heart surgery faces intense public scrutiny. Collaboration is key to improve our processes and outcomes. Croti and colleagues report on one such collaboration between Children’s Heart Link, IQIC, and a Brazilian congenital heart program and demonstrate the value of this approach convincingly.
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