Utility of provider volume as an indicator of medical care quality and for policy decisions

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 111, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 712-715

  Sheikh, Kazim ^a,b  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES   (United States)

^b Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MORTALITY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALS; HOSPITALS, RURAL; HUMANS; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0035893908     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9343(01)00924-X     Document Type: Article

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