Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Quality and Performance

Health Services Research Volume 44 Issue 3 , (June 2009)

Effects of the Premier Hospital Quality Incentive Demonstration on Medicare Patient Mortality and Cost
Andrew M. Ryan
(p 821-842)
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Managed Care Quality of Care and Plan Choice in New York SCHIP
Hangsheng Liu, Charles E. Phelps, Peter J. Veazie, Andrew W. Dick, Jonathan D. Klein, Laura P. Shone, Katia Noyes, Peter G. Szilagyi
(p 843-861)
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The Relationship between Hospital Volume and Mortality in Mechanical Ventilation: An Instrumental Variable Analysis
Jeremy M. Kahn, Thomas R. Ten Have, Theodore J. Iwashyna
(p 862-879)
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Organizational and Market Influences on Physician Performance on Patient Experience Measures
Hector P. Rodriguez, Ted von Glahn, William H. Rogers, Dana Gelb Safran
(p 880-901)
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Retention, Learning by Doing, and Performance in Emergency Medical Services
Guy David, Tanguy Brachet
(p 902-925)
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