Linking clinical quality indicators to research evidence - a case study in asthma management for children

Abstract Background Clinical quality indicators are used to monitor the performance of healthcare services and should wherever possible be based on research evidence. Little is known however about the extent to which indicators in common use are based on research. The objective of this study is to m...

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Main Authors: Miew Keen Choong, Guy Tsafnat, Peter Hibbert, William B. Runciman, Enrico Coiera
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-07-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-017-2324-y