Performance measures for pneumonia: are they valuable, and are process measures adequate?

PURPOSE OF REVIEWPneumonia has been the target of large national initiatives to measure and report quality of care. Measures of pneumonia care are now being used for public reporting and pay-for-performance in an effort to increase provider accountability for healthcare quality in the USA. Increasin...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Current opinion in infectious diseases 2007-04, Vol.20 (2), p.182-189
Hauptverfasser:	Bratzler, Dale W, Nsa, Wato, Houck, Peter M
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Drug Utilization Review Humans Pneumonia - classification Pneumonia - therapy Process Assessment (Health Care) - methods Quality Assurance, Health Care - methods Quality Indicators, Health Care - standards Treatment Outcome United States
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