Using Routine Data to Evaluate Quality of Care in British Hospitals

Medical Care

Volumn 35, Issue SUPPL., 1997, Pages

  McKee, Martin ^a   James, Philip ^b  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b CHKS Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Great Britain; Hospitals; Information; Outcomes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT; PATIENT CARE; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; STANDARD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

DATA COLLECTION; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; EPISODE OF CARE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENTS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 0031253919     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005650-199710001-00013     Document Type: Article

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