Reinventing VA health care: Systematizing quality improvement and quality innovation

Medical Care

Volumn 38, Issue 6 SUPPL. 1, 2000, Pages

  Kizer, Kenneth W ^a,b,c   Demakis, John G ^b   Feussner, John R ^b  

^a NATIONAL QUALITY FORUM   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^c Department of Veterans Affairs ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Health care; Performance; Quality improvement; Quality management; Veterans; Veterans health administration

Indexed keywords

GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MASS COMMUNICATION; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

COMMUNITY HEALTH PLANNING; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS;

EID: 0034201454     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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