A new strategy to improve quality rewarding actions rather than measures

JAMA

Volumn 301, Issue 13, 2009, Pages 1375-1377

  Werner, Rachel M ^a   McNutt, Robert ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; ARTICLE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; MOTIVATION; REWARD; UNITED STATES;

HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; MOTIVATION; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REWARD; UNITED STATES;

EID: 63849110032     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2009.423     Document Type: Note

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