Applying continuous improvement in public reporting: What should government reports do for quality improvement?

Clinical Governance: An International Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 79-91

  Birnbaum, David ^a   Van Buren, Jude ^b  

^a WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Government; Patients; Public health; Quality; Safety; United States of American

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HEALTH PROGRAM; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RATE; MANDATORY REPORTING; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77951829510     PISSN: 14777274     EISSN: 17586038     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14777271011035013     Document Type: Article

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