Has the leapfrog group had an impact on the health care market?

Health Affairs

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 228-233

  Galvin, Robert S ^a,b   Delbanco, Suzanne ^c   Milstein, Arnold ^d,e   Belden, Greg ^c  

^a GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Leapfrog Group   (United States)

^d Mercer Human Resource Consulting   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSUMER; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; THEORETICAL STUDY;

HEALTH CARE COALITIONS; HEALTH CARE SECTOR; HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 12844254475     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.24.1.228     Document Type: Review

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