Use of the balanced scorecard to improve the quality of behavioral health care

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 50, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1571-1576

  Santiago, José M ^a  

^a Carondelet Health Network   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 0032747636     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/ps.50.12.1571     Document Type: Article

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