Effectiveness and Outcomes in Health Care: Proceedings of an Invitational Conference (1990)

Chapter: 23 Using Outcome Measures to Improve Care Delivered by Physicians and Hospitals

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Suggested Citation: "23 Using Outcome Measures to Improve Care Delivered by Physicians and Hospitals." Institute of Medicine. 1990. Effectiveness and Outcomes in Health Care: Proceedings of an Invitational Conference. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1631.
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Suggested Citation: "23 Using Outcome Measures to Improve Care Delivered by Physicians and Hospitals." Institute of Medicine. 1990. Effectiveness and Outcomes in Health Care: Proceedings of an Invitational Conference. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1631.
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Suggested Citation: "23 Using Outcome Measures to Improve Care Delivered by Physicians and Hospitals." Institute of Medicine. 1990. Effectiveness and Outcomes in Health Care: Proceedings of an Invitational Conference. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1631.
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Suggested Citation: "23 Using Outcome Measures to Improve Care Delivered by Physicians and Hospitals." Institute of Medicine. 1990. Effectiveness and Outcomes in Health Care: Proceedings of an Invitational Conference. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1631.
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Suggested Citation: "23 Using Outcome Measures to Improve Care Delivered by Physicians and Hospitals." Institute of Medicine. 1990. Effectiveness and Outcomes in Health Care: Proceedings of an Invitational Conference. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1631.
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Suggested Citation: "23 Using Outcome Measures to Improve Care Delivered by Physicians and Hospitals." Institute of Medicine. 1990. Effectiveness and Outcomes in Health Care: Proceedings of an Invitational Conference. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1631.
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Suggested Citation: "23 Using Outcome Measures to Improve Care Delivered by Physicians and Hospitals." Institute of Medicine. 1990. Effectiveness and Outcomes in Health Care: Proceedings of an Invitational Conference. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1631.
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Suggested Citation: "23 Using Outcome Measures to Improve Care Delivered by Physicians and Hospitals." Institute of Medicine. 1990. Effectiveness and Outcomes in Health Care: Proceedings of an Invitational Conference. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1631.
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Suggested Citation: "23 Using Outcome Measures to Improve Care Delivered by Physicians and Hospitals." Institute of Medicine. 1990. Effectiveness and Outcomes in Health Care: Proceedings of an Invitational Conference. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1631.
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Suggested Citation: "23 Using Outcome Measures to Improve Care Delivered by Physicians and Hospitals." Institute of Medicine. 1990. Effectiveness and Outcomes in Health Care: Proceedings of an Invitational Conference. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1631.
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Suggested Citation: "23 Using Outcome Measures to Improve Care Delivered by Physicians and Hospitals." Institute of Medicine. 1990. Effectiveness and Outcomes in Health Care: Proceedings of an Invitational Conference. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1631.
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Suggested Citation: "23 Using Outcome Measures to Improve Care Delivered by Physicians and Hospitals." Institute of Medicine. 1990. Effectiveness and Outcomes in Health Care: Proceedings of an Invitational Conference. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1631.
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Next Chapter: Part V: Where Do We Go From Here?, 24 The Need for Reasonable Expectations
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