Methodological challenges in international performance measurement using patient-level administrative data

Health Policy

Volumn 112, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 110-121

  Kiivet, Raul ^a   Sund, Reijo ^b   Linna, Miika ^b   Silverman, Barbara ^c   Pisarev, Heti ^a   Friedman, Nurit ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^b MACCABI HEALTHCARE SERVICES   (Israel)

^c NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Data linkage; Efficiency; Health systems; Performance assessment; Quality of care

Indexed keywords

HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR;

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MORTALITY; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ESTONIA; FACTUAL DATABASE; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; INFANT; ISRAEL; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEX RATIO; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DIABETES MELLITUS; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; ESTONIA; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; INFANT; ISRAEL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RESEARCH DESIGN; SEX DISTRIBUTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84885182420     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: 18726054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2013.05.011     Document Type: Article

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