What methods do stakeholders prefer for feeding back performance data: A qualitative study in palliative care

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 375-381

  Gysels, Marjolein ^a   Hughes, Rhidian ^a   Aspinal, Fiona ^a   Addington Hall, Julia M ^a   Higginson, Irene J ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Box plots; Feedback methods; League tables; Palliative care; Performance data; Quality care; Stakeholderss

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; EXPERIENCE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SERVICE; INTERVIEW; ORGANIZATION; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; TELEPHONE; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ENGLAND; FEEDBACK; HUMANS; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PALLIATIVE CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; STATE MEDICINE; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 5444236331     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzh067     Document Type: Article

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