Measuring quality of care: Considering measurement frameworks and needs assessment to guide quality indicator development

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 66, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1320-1327

  Stelfox, Henry T ^a,b   Straus, Sharon E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Health care; Models; Needs assessment; Quality indicators; Quality of health care; Survey; Systematic review; Theoretical

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS CONTROL; QUALITY CONTROL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84886947203     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: 18785921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2013.05.018     Document Type: Note

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