The relationship between quality of care and financial performance in dialysis: 'Doing well by doing good'

Advances in Renal Replacement Therapy

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 350-358

  Thornton, T A ^a   Hakim, R M ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Care process improvement; Clinical outcomes improvement; Continuous quality improvement; Cost effectiveness; Quality care

Indexed keywords

CAPITATION FEE; CAREGIVER; COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIALYSIS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REIMBURSEMENT; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030668445     PISSN: 10734449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1073-4449(97)70024-4     Document Type: Article

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