Can networked hospital performance comparisons be linked with total quality management? A scenario based on the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council.

Autor: Bentley, J.Marvin, Bentley, J M
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Zdroj: American Journal of Medical Quality; Jun1993, Vol. 8 Issue 2, p61-67, 7p
Abstrakt: The Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council publishes annually performance comparisons on hospitals in nine regions of the state. As a result, hospitals are under public pressure to use these data in Total Quality Management programs. This article illustrates both the opportunity and the risk that pub licly funded information poses for hospitals. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
Databáze: Complementary Index