The insufficiency of evidence to establish the business case for quality

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 347-355

  Kilpatrick, Kerry E ^a   Lohr, Kathleen N ^a   Leatherman, Sheila ^a   Pink, George ^a   Buckel, Jean M ^a   Legarde, Caroline ^a   Whitener, Lynn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost of care; Health services utilization; Quality of care; Quality enhancing intervention; Return on investment

Indexed keywords

COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; INVESTMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 27244456838     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: 14643677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzi034     Document Type: Review

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