The effect of improving processes of care on patient outcomes: Evidence from the United Kingdom's quality and outcomes framework

Medical Care

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 191-199

  Ryan, Andrew M ^a   Doran, Tim ^b  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

econometrics; incentives; performance measurement; primary care; quality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPILEPSY; FAMILY MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL FEE; PATIENT CARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STROKE; UNITED KINGDOM;

CORONARY DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; EPILEPSY; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; REIMBURSEMENT, INCENTIVE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84857571533     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: 15371948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MLR.0b013e318244e6b5     Document Type: Article

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