Must we choose between quality and cost containment?

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 223-229

  Carpenter, Caryl E ^a   Bender, A Douglas ^a   Nash, David B ^b   Cornman, John M ^c  

^a WIDENER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University Hospital   (United States)

^c Consultants on Purpose ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST CONTROL; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; MANAGEMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; TAX; UNITED STATES;

HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH;

COST CONTROL; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH POLICY; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); POLICY MAKING; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; TAXES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030341674     PISSN: 09638172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qshc.5.4.223     Document Type: Article

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