Performance monitoring in Australia and England: From scandals to action

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 187, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 549-550

  Mohammed, Mohammed A ^a   Stevens, Andrew J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL ERROR; AUSTRALIA; CASE MIX; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MALPRACTICE; MORTALITY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT SAFETY; PERFORMANCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED KINGDOM; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; HOSPITAL; STANDARD;

AUSTRALIA; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; ENGLAND; HOSPITALS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 38449106876     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2007.tb01413.x     Document Type: Editorial

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