England's experience incorporating "anecdotal" reports from consumers into their national reporting system: Lessons for the united states of what to do or not to do?

Medical Care Research and Review

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 65S-80S

  Greaves, Felix ^a   Millett, Christopher ^b   Nuki, Paul ^c  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c NHS Choices   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

consumer engagement in quality; health care decision making; narrative reports; public reporting; transparency

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSUMER; DECISION MAKING; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH LITERACY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; LANDSCAPE; MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; UNITED KINGDOM; ACCESS TO INFORMATION; CONSUMER ATTITUDE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL; INTERNET; LITERATURE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STANDARDS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ANECDOTES AS TOPIC; CONSUMER BEHAVIOR; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH POLICY; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INTERNET; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; STATE MEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84910037405     PISSN: 10775587     EISSN: 15526801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077558714535470     Document Type: Article

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