National quality measurement using clinical indicators: The Danish National Indicator Project

Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 99, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 500-504

  Mainz, Jan ^a,b   Hansen, Anne Marie ^a   Palshof, Torben ^a   Bartels, Paul D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Indicators; Monitoring; Outcome measurement; Performance measurement; Quality of care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DATA BASE; DENMARK; DIABETES MELLITUS; ENTEROPATHY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEART FAILURE; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MONITORING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; STROKE; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; LUNG TUMOR; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; REGISTER; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

CLINICAL AUDIT; DENMARK; HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; REGISTRIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 67049096345     PISSN: 00224790     EISSN: 10969098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jso.21192     Document Type: Article

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