Selecting target conditions for quality of care improvement in vulnerable older adults

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 363-369

  Sloss, Elizabeth M ^a   Solomon, David H ^a,b   Shekelle, Paul G ^a,c   Young, Roy T ^a,b   Saliba, Debra ^a,b,c   MacLean, Catherine H ^a,b   Rubenstein, Laurence Z ^a,b,c   Schnelle, John F ^a,b,c   Kamberg, Caren J ^a   Wenger, Neil S ^a,b  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c VA GREATER LOS ANGELES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Quality improvement; Quality of care; Vulnerable elders

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; GERIATRICS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MANAGED CARE; MEDICARE; NURSING HOME; QUALITY CONTROL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 17044446145     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2000.tb04691.x     Document Type: Article

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