Consumer reports in health care: Do they make a difference?

Annual Review of Public Health

Volumn 22, Issue , 2001, Pages 69-89

  Schauffler, Helen Halpin ^a   Mordavsky, Jennifer K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Choice; HMOs; Purchasing; Quality; Report cards

Indexed keywords

CONSUMER; DATA BASE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW;

CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CONSUMER ADVOCACY; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; HEALTH BENEFIT PLANS, EMPLOYEE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INFORMATION SERVICES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035015175     PISSN: 01637525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.publhealth.22.1.69     Document Type: Review

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