Quality of Care in U.S. Hospitals as Reflected by Standardized Measures, 2002–2004
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- 21 July 2005
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 353 (3), 255-264
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmsa043778
Abstract
In July 2002, the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations implemented standardized performance measures that were designed to track the performance of accredited hospitals and encourage improvement in the quality of health care.Keywords
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