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Mandatory national quality improvement systems using indicators: An initial assessment in Europe and Israel

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  • Bramesfeld, Anke
  • Wensing, Michel
  • Bartels, Paul
  • Bobzin, Henning
  • Grenier, Catherine
  • Heugren, Mona
  • Hirschfield, Dena Jaffe
  • Langenegger, Manfred
  • Lindelius, Birgitta
  • Lucet, Bruno
  • Manor, Orly
  • Schneider, Theres
  • Wardell, Fiona
  • Szecsenyi, Joachim

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Quality improvement systems (QIS) that are based on empirical performance assessment have increasingly been implemented as a mandatory part of health systems across countries. This study aims to describe national mandatory QIS in Europe in 2014.

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  • Bramesfeld, Anke & Wensing, Michel & Bartels, Paul & Bobzin, Henning & Grenier, Catherine & Heugren, Mona & Hirschfield, Dena Jaffe & Langenegger, Manfred & Lindelius, Birgitta & Lucet, Bruno & Manor,, 2016. "Mandatory national quality improvement systems using indicators: An initial assessment in Europe and Israel," Health Policy, Elsevier, vol. 120(11), pages 1256-1269.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:hepoli:v:120:y:2016:i:11:p:1256-1269
    DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2016.09.019
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