Improving the quality of measurement and evaluation in quality improvement efforts

American Journal of Medical Quality

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 143-146

  Pronovost, Peter J ^a,b,c   Berenholtz, Sean M ^a   Goeschel, Christine A ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c Quality and Safety Research Group   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; REIMBURSEMENT; UNITED STATES;

BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; REIMBURSEMENT, INCENTIVE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 41149104559     PISSN: 10628606     EISSN: 1555824X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1062860607313146     Document Type: Article

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