Benchmarking patient improvement in physical therapy with data envelopment analysis

International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 441-457

  Friesner, Daniel ^a   Neufelder, Donna ^b   Raisor, Janet ^b   Khayum, Mohammed ^c  

^a GONZAGA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b St Mary's Rehabilitation Institute   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN INDIANA   (United States)

Author keywords

Benchmarking; Data analysis; Performance management; Performance measures; Rehabilitation; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOTHERAPY; QUALITY CONTROL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; BENCHMARKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PHYSICAL THERAPY (SPECIALTY); RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STATISTICS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 25444511548     PISSN: 09526862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09526860510619435     Document Type: Article

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