The importance of accurate data in quality-of-care measurement

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 157, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 379-380

  Rosof, Bernard ^a  

^a North Shore LIJ Health System   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; CATHETER ASSOCIATED URINARY TRACT INFECTION; CATHETER INFECTION; COST CONTROL; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; INFECTION RATE; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 84868121679     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: 15393704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-157-5-201209040-00011     Document Type: Editorial

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