The equity lens in the health care performance evaluation system

International Journal of Health Planning and Management

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2014, Pages e233-e246

  Barsanti, Sara ^a   Nuti, Sabina ^a  

^a SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Access to care; Health care inequalities; Horizontal equity; Performance evaluation system; Vertical equity

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CONTROL SYSTEM; EQUITY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS;

ITALY; TUSCANY;

HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; ITALY; QUALITY CONTROL; SOCIOECONOMICS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BENCHMARKING; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; ITALY; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84905495157     PISSN: 07496753     EISSN: 10991751     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hpm.2195     Document Type: Article

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