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[Individual data about dispensed drug prescriptions--quality indicator for primary health care].

Hospitalizations for ambulatory care sensitive conditions and quality of primary care: their relation with socioeconomic and health care variables in the Madrid regional health service (Spain).

Systematic review: comparison of the quality of medical care in Veterans Affairs and non-Veterans Affairs settings.

Is patient-perceived severity of a geriatric condition related to better quality of care?

Has nursing quality improved in the past quarter of a century?

Nurses' work schedule characteristics, nurse staffing, and patient mortality.

In-hospital mortality rates after CABG by autonomous regions in Spain.

Value-based purchasing program here to stay: payments will be based on performance. AD - Health Policy Alternatives Inc., Washington, DC, USA. jf.hpa@sso.org FAU - Ferman, John H AU - Ferman JH LA - eng PT - Journal Article PL - United States TA - Healthc Exec JT - Healthcare executive JID - 8612808 SB - H MHDA- 2011/06/29 06:00 PST - ppublish SO - Healthc Exec. 2011 May-Jun;26(3):76, 78.

[AMD Annals: a model of continuous monitoring and improvement of the quality of diabetes care].

Canadian Emergency DepartmentTriage and Acuity Scale: implementation in a tertiary care center in Saudi Arabia

Potential drug-drug interactions associated with prolonged stays in the intensive care unit: a retrospective cohort study. LID - 10.2165/11586200-000000000-00000 [doi]

Assessing hospitals' readiness for clinical governance quality initiatives through organizational climate.

Nursing home safety: does financial performance matter?

Comparison of in-hospital versus 30-day mortality assessments for selected medical conditions.

How do black-serving hospitals perform on patient safety indicators? Implications for national public reporting and pay-for-performance.

The development, evolution, and modifications of ICD-10: challenges to the international comparability of morbidity data.

Disparities in public use data availability for race, ethnic, and immigrant groups: national surveys for healthcare disparities research.

Toward an outcomes-based health care system: a view from the United Kingdom.

Pediatric HIVQUAL-T: measuring and improving the quality of pediatric HIV care in Thailand, 2005-2007.

Joint Commission annual report shows big improvements for hospital care.