Does comparison of performance lead to better care? A pilot observational study in patients admitted for hip fracture in three French public hospitals

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 321-329

  Merle, Véronique ^a   Moret, Leila ^b   Pidhorz, Laurent ^c   Dujardin, Franck ^a   Gouin, François ^b   Josset, Valérie ^a   Graveleau, Sarah ^a   Petit, Jean ^a   Riou, Françoise ^d   Lombrail, Pierre ^b   Czernichow, Pierre ^a  

^a ROUEN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b NANTES UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^c Le Mans General Hospital   (France)

^d RENNES UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Benchmarking; Elderly; Hip fracture; Hospital care; Quality improvement; Quality indicators

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPENDENT PERSONALITY DISORDER; FRANCE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HIP FRACTURE; HIP SURGERY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; LENGTH OF STAY; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT MOBILITY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; REHABILITATION CARE; RESIDENTIAL AREA;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BENCHMARKING; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; FRANCE; HIP FRACTURES; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; MALE; OBSERVATION; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70349553851     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: 14643677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzp029     Document Type: Article

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