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Hospital Performance and Health Quality Improvements in São Paulo (Brazil) and Maryland (USA)

Hospitals are the most essential and most costly component of health systems. They account for up to two-thirds of health spending. As a result, they greatly influence the overall quality of health care. As governments search for the best ways to m...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Medici, Andre, Murray, Robert
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS
ACCOUNTING
BREAST CANCER
C SECTIONS
CITIZENS
CLINICAL GUIDELINES
CLINICAL INFORMATION
CLINICIANS
COMPLICATIONS
DIAGNOSIS
EMERGENCY SERVICES
EXPENDITURES
FINANCIAL RISK
HEALTH COVERAGE
HEALTH INFORMATION
HEALTH OUTCOMES
HEALTH REFORM
HEALTH SERVICES
HEALTH SYSTEM
HEALTH SYSTEMS
HEALTHCARE
HOSPITAL
HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION
HOSPITAL AUTONOMY
HOSPITAL CARE
HOSPITAL COST
HOSPITAL COSTS
HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT
HOSPITAL MANAGERS
HOSPITAL PATIENTS
HOSPITAL RATES
HOSPITAL SERVICES
HOSPITALS
HUMAN RESOURCES
IMPROVEMENTS IN QUALITY OF CARE
INCOME
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
INNOVATIONS
INPATIENT ADMISSION
INTERVENTION
LEGAL STATUS
LOCAL HEALTH COUNCILS
MEDICAL SERVICES
MORTALITY
NURSES
PATIENT
PATIENT SATISFACTION
PHYSICIANS
POLICY MAKERS
POOR HEALTH
PROGRESS
PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITALS
PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY
PUBLIC HOSPITALS
QUALITY ASSURANCE
QUALITY IMPROVEMENT
QUALITY OF HEALTH
QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE
RESOURCE USE
SECRETARY OF HEALTH
SOCIAL PARTICIPATION
SUPPLIERS
TEACHING HOSPITALS
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/06/12810539/hospital-performance-health-quality-improvements-sao-paulo-brazil-maryland-usa
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10179

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