Quality measurement in orthopaedics: The purchasers' view

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 467, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 2548-2555

  Lansky, David ^a   Milstein, Arnold ^a  

^a Pacific Business Group on Health   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; JOINT PROSTHESIS; ORTHOPEDICS; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; AGED; ARTHROPLASTY; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; ETHICS; FORGERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PROFESSIONAL MISCONDUCT; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROSTHESIS; PUBLIC OPINION; REGISTER; REIMBURSEMENT; REOPERATION; REVIEW; SAFETY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STANDARD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

AGED; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EMPLOYER HEALTH COSTS; FRAUD; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; INSURANCE, HEALTH, REIMBURSEMENT; JOINT PROSTHESIS; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PROFESSIONAL MISCONDUCT; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PUBLIC OPINION; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; REGISTRIES; REOPERATION; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT, BIOMEDICAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70349916668     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11999-009-0999-z     Document Type: Conference Paper

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