Are performance indicators generic? The international experience of the Quality Indicator Project.

作者: Vahé A. Kazandjian , Nikolas Matthes , Karol G. Wicker

DOI: 10.1046/J.1365-2753.2003.00374.X

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摘要: Performance indicators for healthcare organizations represent a strategy accountability worldwide. A universal approach to either the design or their applicability local needs remains work in progress. The Maryland Hospital Association's Quality Indicator Project® (QIP) is only indicator-based performance measurement system used This paper presents, first time QIP's 17 years of existence, data showing why MHA's QIP may qualify as most accepted generic methodology and evaluation.

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