Community-level quality improvement and the patient experience for chronic illness care

Health Services Research

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 76-97

  McHugh, Megan ^b   Harvey, Jillian B ^a   Kang, Raymond ^b   Shi, Yunfeng ^c   Scanlon, Dennis P ^c  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

chronic illness; patient experience; Quality improvement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUASI EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN RELATION; LIFESTYLE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STANDARDS; TIME FACTOR;

CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84956778253     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: 14756773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.12315     Document Type: Article

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