Benchmarking: A method for continuous quality improvement in health

Healthcare Policy

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2012, Pages

  Ettorchi Tardy, Amina ^a   Levif, Marie ^b   Michel, Philippe ^c  

^a BORDEAUX UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^c Comite de Coordination de l'Evaluation Clinique et de la Qualite en Aquitaine ^*  (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FRANCE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; QUALITY CONTROL;

BENCHMARKING; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84861472994     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17156572     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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