Identification and evaluation of existing nursing homes quality indicators

Health Care Financing Review

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 19-36

  Berg, Katherine ^a   Mor, Vincent ^a   Morris, John ^a   Murphy, Katharine M ^a   Moore, Terry ^a   Harris, Yael ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

COMPUTER ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; NURSING; NURSING HOME; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DATA BASE; DRUG THERAPY; GOVERNMENT; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICARE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARD; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION STUDY;

AGED; DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; DRUG THERAPY; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; LONG-TERM CARE; MEDICARE; NURSING HOMES; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ADJUSTMENT; SOFTWARE; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES; HUMANS;

EID: 0036591511     PISSN: 01958631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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