Hospital quality performance report: An application of composite scoring

American Journal of Medical Quality

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 287-295

  Fong, John ^a   Marsh, Gary M ^c   Stokan, Leslie A ^b   Sang, Weilian ^c   Vinson, Carey ^b   Ruhl, Linda ^b  

^a Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina   (United States)

^b Highmark Inc   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Composite score; Hospital compare data; Hospital performance; Insurer; Patient safety; Patient satisfaction; Quality indicators

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SAFETY;

HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 46949088631     PISSN: 10628606     EISSN: 1555824X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1062860608317064     Document Type: Article

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