The outcomes utility index: Will outcomes data tell us what we want to know?

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 485-490

  McGlynn, Elizabeth A ^a  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Accountability; Health system performance; Outcomes measurement

Indexed keywords

DATA ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BENCHMARKING; HUMANS; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; MANAGED COMPETITION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032443677     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/10.6.485     Document Type: Review

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