Reporting of quality indicators and improvement in hospital performance: The P.Re.Val.E. regional outcome evaluation program

Health Services Research

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1880-1901

  Renzi, Cristina ^a   Sorge, Chiara ^a   Fusco, Danilo ^a   Agabiti, Nera ^a   Davoli, Marina ^a   Perucci, Carlo A ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Italy)

^b National Agency of Regional Health Services   (Italy)

Author keywords

administrative data; Quality of care; risk adjusted indicators

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; DISCLOSURE; EVALUATION STUDIES AS TOPIC; FEMALE; HIP FRACTURES; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; ITALY; MANDATORY REPORTING; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PREGNANCY; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RISK ADJUSTMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84866485475     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: 14756773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2012.01401.x     Document Type: Article

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