Influences of definition ambiguity on hospital performance indicator scores: Examples from the Netherlands

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 73-78

  Anema, Helen A ^a   Van Der Veer, Sabine N ^a   Kievit, Job ^b   Krol Warmerdam, Elly ^b   Fischer, Claudia ^a,c   Steyerberg, Ewout ^c   Dongelmans, Dave A ^a   Reidinga, Auke C ^d   Klazinga, Niek S ^a   De Keizer, Nicolet F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d MARTINI HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BREAST TUMOR; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; METHODOLOGY; NETHERLANDS; REGISTER; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TIME; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITALS; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; NETHERLANDS; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REGISTRIES; RESEARCH DESIGN; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84907920488     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckt036     Document Type: Article

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