Hospital performance trends on national quality measures and the association with joint commission accreditation

Journal of Hospital Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 454-461

  Schmaltz, Stephen P ^a   Williams, Scott C ^a   Chassin, Mark R ^a   Loeb, Jerod M ^a   Wachter, Robert M ^b  

^a Joint Commission   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY CARE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HOSPITAL; STANDARD;

ACCREDITATION; HOSPITALS; JOINT COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION OF HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84879792410     PISSN: 15535592     EISSN: 15535606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jhm.905     Document Type: Article

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