Quality indicators in the Department of Veterans Affairs Nursing Home Care Units: A preliminary assessment

American Journal of Medical Quality

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 344-350

  Tsan, Linda ^a   Davis, Chester ^a   Langberg, Robert ^a   Pierce, John R ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

Author keywords

Long term care quality indicators; Nursing home quality trends

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; METHODOLOGY; NURSING HOME; PREVALENCE; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; NURSING HOMES; PREVALENCE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS;

EID: 34548233640     PISSN: 10628606     EISSN: 1555824X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1062860607303291     Document Type: Article

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