Understanding safer practices in health care: A prologue for the role of indicators

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 161-170

  Kazandjian, Vahé A ^a,b   Karol Wicker, ^c   Ogunbo, Sam ^d   Silverman, Nicole ^c  

^a Center for Performance Sciences   (United States)

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

^c CPS   (United States)

^d Maryland Quality Indicator Project   (United States)

Author keywords

Accountability; Indicators of safety; Quality Indicator Project ; Value free measures

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASIA; AUSTRIA; BELGIUM; DATA BASE; EUROPE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY INDICATOR PROJECT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAFETY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TAIWAN; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

DATABASES; EUROPE; HUMANS; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK MANAGEMENT; TAIWAN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 15944362762     PISSN: 13561294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2753.2005.00516.x     Document Type: Article

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