Measuring health care performance now, not tomorrow: Essential steps to support effective health reform

Health Affairs

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 682-689

  Roski, Joachim ^a   McClellan, Mark ^a  

^a BROOKINGS INSTITUTION   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; PATIENT CARE; PRIVACY; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

ADVISORY COMMITTEES; HEALTH CARE REFORM; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79955604591     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2011.0137     Document Type: Article

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