Dutch healthcare reform: Did it result in better patient experiences in hospitals? a comparison of the consumer quality index over time

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Ikkersheim, David E ^a,b   Koolman, Xander ^b  

^a KPMG   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84858711139     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-12-76     Document Type: Article

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