Assessing the Quality of Surgical Care

Surgical Clinics of North America

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 837-852

  Fink, Aaron S ^a   Itani, Kamal M ^b   Campbell Jr , Darrell C ^c  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VA BOSTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HOSPITALS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL PROFESSION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGEON; SURGERY;

HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MEDICAL AUDIT; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REIMBURSEMENT MECHANISMS; SPECIALTIES, SURGICAL; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34548627523     PISSN: 00396109     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.suc.2007.06.002     Document Type: Review

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