Developing Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) indicators and the concept of 'QOFability'

Quality in Primary Care

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 103-109

  Lester, H ^a,b   Campbell, Stephen ^b  

^a Department of Primary Care ^*  (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Indicators; QOFability; Quality and outcomes framework

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PILOT STUDY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; REIMBURSEMENT; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM;

GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PILOT PROJECTS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; REIMBURSEMENT, INCENTIVE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 77953212076     PISSN: 14791072     EISSN: 14791064     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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