Embedding quality improvement and patient safety - the UCLA value analysis experience

Best Practice and Research: Clinical Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 581-592

  Gambone, Joseph C ^a   Broder, Michael S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b PARTNERSHIP FOR HEALTH ANALYTIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

embedding quality improvement; patient safety; technology assessment; value analysis

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; COST CONTROL; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MEDICAL STAFF; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MONITORING; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE OXIMETRY; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

CALIFORNIA; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT, BIOMEDICAL; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 34547110802     PISSN: 15216934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2007.02.007     Document Type: Review

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