The OECD Health Care Quality Indicators Project: History and background

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 18, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2006, Pages 1-4

  Mattke, Soeren ^a,d   Epstein, Arnold M ^b   Leatherman, Sheila ^c  

^a OECD   (France)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

International comparison; Quality indicators; Quality of care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOLOGY; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; DIABETES MELLITUS; EXPERIENCE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INDUSTRIALIZATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MEDICAL EXPERT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL HEALTH; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY;

BENCHMARKING; CARDIOLOGY; CONSENSUS; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCES; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCES AS TOPIC; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; DIABETES MELLITUS; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PILOT PROJECTS; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 33748787402     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: 14643677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzl019     Document Type: Article

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