Measuring the benefit of performance improvement and decision support

American Journal of Medical Quality

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 262-269

  Rosenstein, Alan H ^a  

^a VHA West Coast   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PATHWAY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL COST; INVESTMENT; METHODOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, MANAGEMENT; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HOSPITAL COSTS; INVESTMENTS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033219980     PISSN: 10628606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/106286069901400606     Document Type: Article

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