Analysis and commentary: A road map for improving the performance of performance measures

Health Affairs

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 569-573

  Pronovost, Peter J ^a   Lilford, Richard ^b,c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c Birmingham Clinical Research Academy   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERFORMANCE; PHYSICIAN; VALIDITY;

QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79955635539     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2011.0049     Document Type: Article

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