Emerging role of quality indicators in physical therapist practice and health service delivery

Physical Therapy

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 90-100

  Westby, Marie D ^a   Klemm, Alexandria ^b   Li, Linda C ^b   Jones, C Allyson ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPLASTY; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL STUDY; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMPLOYER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MANAGER; ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REHABILITATION; STRATEGIC PLANNING; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; STANDARDS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HUMANS; PHYSICAL THERAPY SPECIALTY; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84953262206     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: 15386724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2522/ptj.20150106     Document Type: Article

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