UK Quality Indicator Project® (UK QIP) and the UK independent health care sector: A new development

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 16, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2004, Pages

  Thomson, Richard ^a   Taber, Sally ^b   Lally, Joanne ^a   Kazandjian, Vahé ^c  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b HM Prison Brixton   (United Kingdom)

^c Center for Performance Sciences Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

International; Private sector; Quality improvement; Quality indicators

Indexed keywords

GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL CARE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM;

GREAT BRITAIN; PRIVATE SECTOR; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 1842854622     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzh011     Document Type: Review

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