Gaming of performance measurement in health care: Parallels with tax compliance

Journal of Health Services Research and Policy

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 236-242

  Mears, Alex ^a   Webley, Paul ^b  

^a CARE QUALITY COMMISSION   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL STAFF; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TAX; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MORALITY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; ENGLAND; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MORALS; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; STATE MEDICINE; TAXES;

EID: 78049494466     PISSN: 13558196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jhsrp.2010.009074     Document Type: Review

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