Public reporting of hospital outcomes:A challenging road ahead

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 194, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 658-660

  Gallagher, Martin P ^a   Krumholz, Harlan M ^b  

^a GEORGE INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL HEALTH   (Australia)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HOSPITAL PLANNING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PUBLIC SPEAKING; RESPONSIBILITY; STANDARDIZED MORTALITY RATIO; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 79959630354     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2011.tb03156.x     Document Type: Article

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