Estimating costs of quality improvement for outpatient healthcare organisations: A practical methodology

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 248-251

  Brown, Sydney E S ^b   Chin, Marshall H ^b   Huang, Elbert S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST MINIMIZATION ANALYSIS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; OUTPATIENT;

COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; COST ALLOCATION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); POLICY MAKING; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34547877644     PISSN: 14753898     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qshc.2006.019232     Document Type: Article

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