Defining quality in the era of health care reform

JAMA Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 140, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 997-998

  Gourin, Christine G ^a   Couch, Marion E ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADVERSE OUTCOME; COMORBIDITY; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; COORDINATION; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEAD AND NECK SURGERY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MEDICARE; MORTALITY; NOTE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES; COST CONTROL; EAR NOSE THROAT SURGERY; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; REIMBURSEMENT; STANDARDS;

COST SAVINGS; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HUMANS; MEDICARE; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REIMBURSEMENT MECHANISMS; REIMBURSEMENT, INCENTIVE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84911941824     PISSN: 21686181     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamaoto.2014.2086     Document Type: Note

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