When quality indicators undermine quality: Bias in a quality indicator of follow-up for alcohol misuse

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 64, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1018-1025

  Bradley, Katharine A ^a   Chavez, Laura J ^b,c   Lapham, Gwendolyn T ^a   Williams, Emily C ^b,c   Achtmeyer, Carol E ^b   Rubinsky, Anna D ^b   Hawkins, Eric J ^d   Saitz, Richard ^e   Kivlahan, Daniel R ^b  

^a GROUP HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Puget Sound Medical Center   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d VA PUGET SOUND HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^e BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL USE DISORDER; ARTICLE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PREVALENCE; SCREENING TEST; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; VETERANS HEALTH;

ALCOHOLISM; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84885461360     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: 15579700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.201200449     Document Type: Article

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