The perceived financial impact of quality improvement efforts in community health centers

Journal of Ambulatory Care Management

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 111-119

  Cheung, Karen ^a   Moiduddin, Adil ^a   Chin, Marshall H ^d   Drum, Melinda L ^c   Brown, Sydney E S ^d   Graber, Jessica E ^b   Heuer, Loretta ^e   Quinn, Michael T ^d   Schaefer, Cynthia T ^c   Schlotthauer, Amy E ^d   Huang, Elbert S ^c,d  

^a University of Chicago   (United States)

^b Department of Health Studies ^*

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF EVANSVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Community health centers; Health disparities; Pay for performance; Quality improvement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STANDARD;

ADULT; AGED; COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH FACILITY ADMINISTRATORS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 41149104988     PISSN: 01489917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.JAC.0000314701.50042.0b     Document Type: Article

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