Quality measures for dialysis: Time for a balanced scorecard

Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 363-368

  Kliger, Alan S ^a  

^a YALE NEW HAVEN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical performance measures; Dialysis; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSUMER; DIALYSIS; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LAW; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; NEPHROLOGY; PERCEPTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ADVERSE EFFECTS; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REIMBURSEMENT; STANDARDS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PRACTICE PATTERNS, PHYSICIANS'; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; REIMBURSEMENT, INCENTIVE; RENAL DIALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84957107073     PISSN: 15559041     EISSN: 1555905X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2215/CJN.06010615     Document Type: Article

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