Monitoring quality of care at dialysis facilities: A case for regulatory parsimony-and beyond

Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

Volumn 7, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1673-1681

  Stivelman, John C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MORTALITY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY CONTROL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURVIVAL RATE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; BENCHMARKING; CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES (U.S.); GOVERNMENT REGULATION; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; RENAL DIALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84867270034     PISSN: 15559041     EISSN: 1555905X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2215/CJN.01750212     Document Type: Article

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