Providing outcomes information to nursing homes: Can it improve quality of care?

Gerontologist

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 483-492

  Castle, Nicholas G ^a  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

OSCAR; Outcomes; Quality

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; HYPNOTIC AGENT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; SEDATIVE AGENT;

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ARTICLE; CONTRACTURE; DECUBITUS; DRUG USE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; INFORMATION; NURSING HOME; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; URINE CATHETER;

EID: 0042924180     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/43.4.483     Document Type: Article

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