Public reporting of provider performance at a crossroads in the united states: Summary of current barriers and recommendations on how to move forward

Medical Care Research and Review

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 5S-16S

  Hussey, Peter S ^a   Luft, Harold S ^b   McNamara, Peggy ^c  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^b PALO ALTO MEDICAL FOUNDATION   (United States)

^c AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY   (United States)

Author keywords

consumer engagement in quality; health care decision making; public reporting; report cards; transparency

Indexed keywords

CONSUMER; DECISION MAKING; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; PERFORMANCE; REVIEW; UNITED STATES; VISION; ACCESS TO INFORMATION; CONSUMER ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL; STANDARDS;

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; CONSUMER BEHAVIOR; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84910074200     PISSN: 10775587     EISSN: 15526801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077558714535980     Document Type: Review

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