Developing and using performance measures based on surveillance data for program improvement in tuberculosis control

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2013, Pages

  Ehman, Melissa ^a,b   Shaw, Tambi ^a   Cass, Anne ^a   Lawton, Elizabeth ^c   Westenhouse, Janice ^a   Young, Jan ^a   Royce, Sarah ^d   Barry, Pennan ^a  

^a NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c California Department of Public Health   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Health care; Indicators; Public health; Quality improvement; Surveillance data; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY CONTROL; STANDARD; UNITED STATES; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

CALIFORNIA; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; HUMANS; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY CONTROL; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 84883225344     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: 15505022     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHH.0b013e3182751d6f     Document Type: Article

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