A method for detecting runs of good and bad clinical outcomes on Variable Life-Adjusted Display (VLAD) charts

Health Care Management Science

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 61-65

  Sherlaw Johnson, Chris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical governance; Clinical outcomes; Control charts; Performance monitoring; Quality control; Sequential testing

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; HUMAN; PATIENT MONITORING; QUALITY CONTROL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARIABLE LIFE ADJUSTED DISPLAY;

GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; RISK;

EID: 16344375446     PISSN: 13869620     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10729-005-5217-2     Document Type: Article

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