Evidence-based performance indicators of primary care for asthma: A modified RAND Appropriateness Method

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 476-485

  Teresato, ^a,b,c   Guttmann, Astrid ^a,b,c   Lougheed, M Diane ^d,e   Gershon, Andrea S ^a,b,c   Dell, Sharon D ^a,b   Stanbrook, Matthew B ^b,f   Wang, Chengning ^a   Mclimont, Susan ^a   Ristovska, Jovankavasilevska ^a   Crighton, Eric J ^g   Fisman, David N ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL EVALUATIVE SCIENCES   (Canada)

^d QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e KINGSTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Asthma; Evidence based medicine; Performance measure; Primary healthcare; Quality of healthcare

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; PATIENT SAFETY; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ASTHMA; CANADA; CONSENSUS; DELPHI TECHNIQUE; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; HUMANS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 78649373166     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: 14643677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzq061     Document Type: Article

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