The annual guide to 'America's Best Hospitals': Evidence of influence among health care leaders

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 366-369

  Rosenthal, Gary E ^a,c,e,f,g,h   Chren, Mary Margaret ^b,c,d   Lasek, Rebecca J ^a,c   Seth Landefeld, C ^a,b,c,d  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c LOUIS STOKES CLEVELAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

^e Department of Veterans Affairs ^*  (United States)

^f DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^g Dermatology Foundation   (United States)

^h Natl Inst Arthr Musculoskel S   (United States)

Author keywords

consumer satisfaction; outcome assessment; provider performance; quality assurance; quality of health care

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADVERTIZING; ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATOR; PUBLICATION;

EID: 0029946558     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02600049     Document Type: Article

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