Using quality indicators to improve hospital care: A review of the literature

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 119-129

  de Vos, Maartje ^a,b   Graafmans, Wilco ^b   Kooistra, Mieneke ^b   Meijboom, Bert ^a,c   van der Voort, Peter ^d   Westert, Gert ^a,b  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^c TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d NONE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Hospital care; Implementation strategy; Quality improvement; Quality indicators; Quality measurement

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; COCHRANE LIBRARY; CONTINUING EDUCATION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL CARE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

HOSPITALS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 62849114197     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: 14643677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzn059     Document Type: Review

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