Improving the quality of health care: Who is responsible for what?

JAMA

Volumn 301, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 215-217

  Wharam, J Frank ^a   Sulmasy, Daniel ^b,c  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL MANHATTAN   (United States)

^c NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOSPITAL PHYSICIAN; HUMAN DIGNITY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NOTE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ARTICLE; HUMAN; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; REIMBURSEMENT; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN INCENTIVE PLANS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REIMBURSEMENT, INCENTIVE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 58249085314     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2008.964     Document Type: Note

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