Public reporting of provider performance: Can its impact be made greater?

Annual Review of Public Health

Volumn 27, Issue , 2006, Pages 517-536

  Robinowitz, David L ^a   Dudley, R Adams ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Incentives; Quality of care; Report cards; Sample size

Indexed keywords

CONSUMER; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL CARE; JOB PERFORMANCE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SAMPLING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TASK PERFORMANCE;

DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33645812535     PISSN: 01637525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.publhealth.27.021405.102210     Document Type: Review

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