Measuring and improving quality in the us: where are we today?

Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue , 2020, Pages S28-S35

  McGlynn, Elizabeth A ^a,b  

^a KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

^b Kaiser Permanente Southern California   (United States)

Author keywords

Certification; Pay for Performance; Quality Improvement; Quality of Health Care; Value Based Purchasing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CERTIFICATION; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD; HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PURCHASING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; REIMBURSEMENT;

CERTIFICATION; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REIMBURSEMENT, INCENTIVE; SPECIALTY BOARDS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85091054708     PISSN: 15572625     EISSN: 15587118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3122/JABFM.2020.S1.190398     Document Type: Article

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