Obstacles to employers' pursuit of health care quality

Health Affairs

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 194-200

  Lee Margraves, J ^a   Trude, Sally ^a  

^a CENTER FOR STUDYING HEALTH SYSTEM CHANGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL PURCHASING; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; INTERVIEW; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MEDICAL ERROR; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SAFETY; STANDARD; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

COMPETITIVE BIDDING; DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; GROUP PURCHASING; HEALTH BENEFIT PLANS, EMPLOYEE; HEALTH CARE COALITIONS; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; INTERVIEWS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MANAGED COMPETITION; MEDICAL ERRORS; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036715818     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.21.5.194     Document Type: Article

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