Measuring health care using data for operational, financial, and clinical improvement

• Main Author: Dlugacz, Yosef D. 1947-
• Format: Unknown
• Language: Egyptian; English
• Published: San Francisco Jossey-Bass 2006
• Edition: 1st ed
• Subjects: Data Collection > methods > United States; Quality Assurance, Health Care > methods > United States; Outcome Assessment (Health Care) > Data processing > Research > United States; Medical care > methods > United States; Medicine > Research > Data processing > United States; Medical care > Quality control > United States; Medical care, Cost of > Utilization; Medical care > Utilization
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• Physical Description: xxi, 213 pages illustration 23 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p 203-206) and index
• ISBN: 0787983837; 9780787983833 (pbk.)

This invaluable guide shows students and professionals how measurements and data can be used to balance quality services and financial viability and how measures can help to evaluate and improve organizational, clinical, and financial processes. The book explains the various performance measurement methods used in health care and shows their practical impact on clinical patient outcomes.