Passive monitoring versus active assessment of clinical performance: Impact on measured quality of care

Medical Care

Volumn 49, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 883-890

  Hysong, Sylvia J ^a   Khan, Myrna M ^a   Petersen, Laura A ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

longitudinal study; performance measurement; quality of care; Veterans Health Administration

Indexed keywords

PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DIABETES MELLITUS; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT CARE; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED STATES;

HOSPITALS, VETERANS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PEER REVIEW, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80052949639     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: 15371948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MLR.0b013e318222a36c     Document Type: Article

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