Cancer patient experience, hospital performance and case mix: Evidence from England

Future Oncology

Volumn 10, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1589-1598

  Abel, Gary A ^a   Saunders, Catherine L ^a   Lyratzopoulos, Georgios ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

cancer; case mix adjustment; disparity; inequality; organizational quality; patient experience; public reporting; satisfaction

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER THERAPY; CASE MIX; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM; CANCER CENTER; ENGLAND; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARDS; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CANCER CARE FACILITIES; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RISK ADJUSTMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84906549828     PISSN: 14796694     EISSN: 17448301     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2217/fon.13.266     Document Type: Article

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