Variation and cost-effectiveness of quality measurement programs: The case of sepsis bundles

Annals of the American Thoracic Society

Volumn 12, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 1597-1599

  Wall, Michael J ^a   Howell, Michael D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; SEPSIS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA; APACHE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

APACHE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; SEPSIS;

EID: 84946729637     PISSN: 23296933     EISSN: 23256621     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.201509-625ED     Document Type: Review

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