Are performance indicators generic? The international experience of the Quality Indicator Project®

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 265-276

  Kazandjian, Vahé A ^a   Matthes, Nikolas ^b,c   Wicker, Karol G ^b  

^a Maryland Hospital Association   (United States)

^b Center for Performance Sciences Inc   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Maryland Quality of Care Project ; Multi national comparisons; Performance indicators; Quality of care; Rate trends

Indexed keywords

EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MEASUREMENT; METHODOLOGY; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW;

CESAREAN SECTION; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; EUROPE; FAR EAST; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; MANAGEMENT AUDIT; MARYLAND; PATIENT READMISSION; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; SOCIETIES, HOSPITAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0038467259     PISSN: 13561294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2753.2003.00374.x     Document Type: Review

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