A mixed-methods analysis of patient reviews of hospital care in England: Implications for public reporting of health care quality data in the United States

Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 7-15

  Lagu, Tara ^a,b   Goff, Sarah L ^a,b   Hannon, Nicholas S ^a   Shatz, Amy ^a   Lindenauer, Peter K ^a,b  

^a BAYSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNICATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENGLAND; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENTS; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; STATE MEDICINE; UNITED STATES; WAITING LISTS;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84874416429     PISSN: 15537250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1553-7250(13)39003-5     Document Type: Review

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