The current state of performance measurement in health care

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 16, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2004, Pages

  Loeb, Jerod M ^a  

^a Joint Commission   (United States)

Author keywords

Measurement; Performance measurement; Quality

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; DOCUMENTATION; FRUSTRATION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; PHILOSOPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RISK ADJUSTMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1842854628     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzh007     Document Type: Article

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