Measuring the Quality of Care in Pediatrics

Mark A. Schuster, Elizabeth A. McGlynn

ResearchPosted on rand.org 1999Published in: Oski's Pediatrics: Principles and Practice, 3rd ed. (Philadelphia, Pa.: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 1999), Chapter 5, p. 29-35

The field of quality of care measurement and improvement has been growing since the late 1980s. Physicians may benefit from becoming familiar with this field because (a) it provides tools that can help physicians deliver better care, (b) many physicians are finding that the quality of the care they deliver is being measured by private and public entities, and (c) physicians can help shape the development and implementation of the field.

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  • Copyright: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
  • Availability: Non-RAND
  • Year: 1999
  • Pages: 8
  • Document Number: EP-199900-27

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