Introduction
- 1 June 1997
- journal article
- review article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Evaluation Review
- Vol. 21 (3) , 285-291
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0193841x9702100301
Abstract
This article introduces the special issue on measuring quality of care. The overall purpose of this issue is to encourage an increased presence of evaluators in quality-of-care research. The sections of this special issue are devoted to conceptual issues concerning quality and the future of quality measurement. They include a description of current governmental and pnvate efforts in measuring quality, a brief report on quality measurement efforts in Great Britain, and four quality-of-care research reports.Keywords
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