Public release of performance data and quality improvement: Internal responses to external data by US health care providers

Quality in Health Care

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 104-110

  Davies, H T O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Comparative performance data; Public disclosure; Quality improvement; Quality of health care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NURSE; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CALIFORNIA; HEALTH POLICY; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATORS; HUMANS; INFORMATION SERVICES; INTERVIEWS; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 0034972181     PISSN: 09638172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qhc.10.2.104     Document Type: Article

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