Effective reports for health care quality data: Lessons from a CAHPS demonstration in Washington State

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 555-560

  Veroff, David R ^a   Gallagher, Patricia M ^a   Wilson, Vicki ^b   Uyeda, Mary ^b   Merselis, Jeff ^a   Guadagnoli, Edward ^c   Edgman Levitan, Susan ^a   Zaslavsky, Alan ^c   Kleimann, Susan ^d   Cleary, Paul D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

^b Washington State Health Care Authority   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d Kleimann Communication Group   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SOCIOECONOMICS;

CONSUMER SATISFACTION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INFORMATION SERVICES; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PILOT PROJECTS; WASHINGTON;

EID: 0032413404     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/10.6.555     Document Type: Review

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