Using fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis (fs/QCA) to explore the relationship between medical "homeness" and quality

Health Services Research

Volumn 47, Issue 1 PART 1, 2012, Pages 22-45

  Marcus Thygeson, Nels ^a   Solberg, Leif I ^b   Asche, Stephen E ^b   Fontaine, Patricia ^b   Gregory Pawlson, Leonard ^c   Scholle, Sarah Hudson ^d  

^a Allina Hospitals & Clinics   (United States)

^b HEALTHPARTNERS RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (United States)

^c BCBSA   (United States)

^d NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR QUALITY ASSURANCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical practice systems; fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis; medical home; patient experience; quality of care

Indexed keywords

COMORBIDITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FUZZY SET QUALITATIVE COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; OPTIMAL DIABETES CARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CENTERED MEDICAL HOME; PATIENT EXPERIENCE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PREVENTIVE SERVICE UP TO DATE; REVIEW; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; FUZZY LOGIC; HUMANS; MALE; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84855853679     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: 14756773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2011.01303.x     Document Type: Review

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