Quality indicators for international benchmarking of mental health care

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 18, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2006, Pages 31-38

  Hermann, Richard C ^a,b   Mattke, Soeren ^c   Somekh, David ^d   Silfverhielm, Helena ^e   Goldner, Elliot ^f   Glover, Gyles ^g   Pirkis, Jane ^h   Mainz, Jan ⁱ   Chan, Jeffrey A ^a  

^a TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c OECD   (France)

^d Association of Quality in Health   (United Kingdom)

^e NATIONAL BOARD OF HEALTH AND WELFARE   (Sweden)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^g DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^h UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

ⁱ National Indicator Project   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Benchmarking; Consensus development; International; Mental health; Quality measures

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ARTICLE; CASE MANAGEMENT; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; DEPRESSION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL EXPERT; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RACE DIFFERENCE; SCORING SYSTEM; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

BENCHMARKING; CONSENSUS; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCES; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCES AS TOPIC; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 33748779516     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: 14643677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzl025     Document Type: Article

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