Navigating in the turbulent sea of data: The quality measurement journey

Clinics in Perinatology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 101-122

  Lloyd, Robert C ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR HEALTHCARE IMPROVEMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

Improvement sequence; Quality measurement; Statistical process control

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; PERINATOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

DATA COLLECTION; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; NEONATOLOGY; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 77950939617     PISSN: 00955108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clp.2010.01.006     Document Type: Review

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