Public reporting drove quality gains at nursing homes

Health Affairs

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1706-1713

  Werner, Rachel ^a,b   Stuart, Elizabeth ^c   Polsky, Daniel ^d  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE MIX; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MARKETING; NURSING HOME; PUBLIC REPORTING;

CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; DISCLOSURE; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MEDICARE; NURSING HOMES; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79960176881     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2009.0556     Document Type: Article

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