Considerations in the development of intensive care unit report cards

Journal of Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 211-217

  Gupta, Nisha ^a   Kotler, Pam L ^a   Dudley, R Adams ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Critical care; Intensive care; Performance evaluation; Quality measurement; Quality of care; Report cards

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; JOB PERFORMANCE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL REPORT CARD; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 1842550414     PISSN: 08850666     EISSN: 15251489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/088506602237105     Document Type: Review

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