Examining quality and efficiency of the US healthcare system

International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 366-388

  Kumar, Sameer ^a   Ghildayal, Neha S ^b   Shah, Ronak N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST THOMAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Doctors; Gross domestic product; Health care; Information technology; Primary care physicians; Quality; United States of America

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; ECONOMICS; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INSURANCE; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL ERROR; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION; HUMANS; INSURANCE CARRIERS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MEDICAL ASSISTANCE; MEDICAL ERRORS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS;

EID: 80053451381     PISSN: 09526862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09526861111139197     Document Type: Review

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