Disparities and quality improvement: Federal policy levers

Health Affairs

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 354-3564

  Lurie, Nicole ^a   Jung, Minna ^b   Lavizzo Mourey, Risa ^b  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^b ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPETENCE; CONSUMER; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNOLOGY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MEASUREMENT; MEDICARE; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; PROCESS DESIGN; PURCHASING; RACE DIFFERENCE; REVIEW; STANDARD; TAX; UNITED STATES;

CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; HEALTH POLICY; PRIVATE SECTOR; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; SOCIAL JUSTICE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES;

EID: 17244372107     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.24.2.354     Document Type: Review

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