Learning from the past to measure the future

JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association

Volumn 314, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 875-876

  Cassel, Christine K ^a   Kronick, Richard ^b  

^a NATIONAL QUALITY FORUM   (United States)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MEDICAID; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICARE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; POINT OF CARE TESTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP; RISK REDUCTION; SHORT SURVEY; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; VOLUNTARY REPORTING; REIMBURSEMENT; TRENDS; UNITED STATES;

HUMANS; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; REIMBURSEMENT MECHANISMS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84940768447     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2015.9186     Document Type: Short Survey

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