Views of German general practitioners on the clinical indicators of the British Quality and Outcomes Framework: A qualitative study

Quality in Primary Care

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 85-92

  Van Den Heuvel, H ^b   Mand, Peter ^b   Heim, Susanne ^b   Hummers Pradier, Eva ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Family medicine; Focus groups; Qualitative research; Quality indicators

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REIMBURSEMENT; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FOCUS GROUPS; GERMANY; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MANAGEMENT QUALITY CIRCLES; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; REIMBURSEMENT, INCENTIVE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 77953217370     PISSN: 14791072     EISSN: 14791064     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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