Measuring performance and missing the point?
Iona Heath;
Julia Hippisley-Cox;
Liam Smeeth
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(2007)
Measuring performance and missing the point?
BMJ (Clinical research ed), 335 (7629).
pp. 1075-1076.
ISSN 0959-8138
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.39377.387373.AD
Targets do not necessarily translate into improvements for service users. Iona Heath, Julia Hippisley-Cox, and Liam Smeeth argue that performance measurement in the UK is shifting focus from what each patient needs and those who need it most
Item Type | Article |
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Keywords | Clinical Competence, standards, Family Practice, standards, Goals, Great Britain, Outcome Assessment (Health Care), Quality of Health Care |
ISI | 251403000034 |
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- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2094194 (OA Location)
- 10.1136/bmj.39377.387373.AD (DOI)
- 18033930 (PubMed)
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