Money matters: Exploiting the data from outcomes research for quality improvement initiatives

European Spine Journal

Volumn 18, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2009, Pages

  Impellizzeri, Franco M ^a   Bizzini, Mario ^a   Leunig, Michael ^a   Maffiuletti, Nicola A ^a   Mannion, Anne F ^a  

^a SCHULTHESS CLINIC   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Hospital costs N05.300.375.500 ; Patient M01.643 ; Practice guidelines N04.761.700.350.650 ; Research H01.770.644 ; Six sigma (not in IndexMedicus)

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL COST; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; SKILL; SPINE SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; ECONOMICS, HOSPITAL; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY CONTROL; SPINAL DISEASES;

EID: 68549125350     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-009-0929-5     Document Type: Article

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