Program outcome data: What do we measure? What does it mean? How does it lead to improvement?

Quality Management in Health Care

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 296-299

  Dulski, Laura ^a   Kelly, Maureen ^a   Carroll, V Susan ^a  

^a West Suburban College of Nursing ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Multi trait multi method (MTMM); Outcomes; Program assessment; Triangulation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NURSING EDUCATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; QUALITY CONTROL; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

EDUCATION, NURSING; HUMANS; ILLINOIS; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY CONTROL; STATISTICS;

EID: 33750326883     PISSN: 10638628     EISSN: 15505154     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00019514-200610000-00013     Document Type: Article

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