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Defining and measuring quality of care: a perspective from US researchers by BROOK, ROBERT H., McGLYNN, ELIZABETH A., SHEKELLE, PAUL G.

“…The modern quality field in medicine is about one-third of a century old. The purpose of this paper is to summarize what we know about quality of care and…”
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The Relationship Between Perceived Parental Expectations and Pediatrician Antimicrobial Prescribing Behavior by Mangione-Smith, Rita, McGlynn, Elizabeth A, Elliott, Marc N, Krogstad, Paul, Brook, Robert H

“…Despite growing concern over the escalating antimicrobial resistance problem, physicians continue to inappropriately prescribe. It has been suggested that a…”
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Evaluating the quality of cancer care : Development of cancer quality indicators for a global quality assessment tool by MALIN, J. L, ASCH, S. M, KERR, E. A, MCGLYNN, E. A

“…The rise of managed care has increased interest in measuring, reporting, and improving quality of care. To date, quality assessment has relied on a leading…”
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Health and Cost-Benefits of Chlamydia Screening in Young Women by MANGIONE-SMITH, RITA, O'LEARY, JUNE, McGLYNN, ELIZABETH A.

“…Background: The Health Plan Employer Data and Information Set (HEDIS) is a set of performance measures used to assess the quality of care delivered in managed…”
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Health Information on the Internet: Accessibility, Quality, and Readability in English and Spanish by Berland, Gretchen K, Elliott, Marc N, Morales, Leo S, Algazy, Jeffrey I, Kravitz, Richard L, Broder, Michael S, Kanouse, David E, Muñoz, Jorge A, Puyol, Juan-Antonio, Lara, Marielena, Watkins, Katherine E, Yang, Hannah, McGlynn, Elizabeth A

“…CONTEXT Despite the substantial amount of health-related information available on the Internet, little is known about the accessibility, quality, and reading…”
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HMO vs fee-for-service care of older persons with acute myocardial infarction by Carlisle, D M, Siu, A L, Keeler, E B, McGlynn, E A, Kahn, K L, Rubenstein, L V, Brook, R H

“…Health maintenance organizations (HMOs) continue to grow in number and in their enrollment of Medicare recipients. They are also increasingly viewed as…”
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How Good Is the Quality of Health Care in the United States? by Schuster, Mark A., McGlynn, Elizabeth A., Brook, Robert H.

“…Studies over the past decade show that some people are receiving more care than they need, and some are receiving less. Simple averages from a number of…”
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Developing a Clinical Performance Measure by McGlynn, Elizabeth A., Asch, Steven M.

“…Background: Clinical performance measurement is an increasingly important way for public and private purchasers alike to compare the value of health services…”
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Six challenges in measuring the quality of health care by McGlynn, E A

“…Quality monitoring is becoming an accepted method for purchasers, patients, and providers to evaluate the value of health care expenditures. Important advances…”
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Parent expectations for antibiotics, physician-parent communication, and satisfaction by Mangione-Smith, R, McGlynn, E A, Elliott, M N, McDonald, L, Franz, C E, Kravitz, R L

“…To explore how parents communicate their preferences for antibiotics to their child's physician and to examine whether physicians can communicate why…”
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Physicians' Characteristics Influence Patients' Adherence to Medical Treatment: Results From the Medical Outcomes Study by DiMatteo, M. Robin, Sherbourne, Cathy Donald, Hays, Ron D, Ordway, Lynn, Kravitz, Richard L, McGlynn, Elizabeth A, Kaplan, Sherrie, Rogers, William H

“…The influence of physicians' attributes and practice style on patients' adherence to treatment was examined in a 2-year longitudinal study of 186 physicians…”
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Impact of Sociodemographic Case Mix on the HEDIS Measures of Health Plan Quality by Zaslavsky, Alan M., Hochheimer, John N., Schneider, Eric C., Cleary, Paul D., Seidman, Joshua J., McGlynn, Elizabeth A., Thompson, Joseph W., Sennett, Cary, Epstein, Arnold M.

“…Background. The widely used Health Plan Employer Data and Information Set (HEDIS) measures may be affected by differences among plans in sociodemographic…”
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Quality assessment of reproductive health services by McGlynn, E A

“…Systematic information on the quality of health services is being sought by purchasers and providers of health care. Consensus on an appropriate set of quality…”
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Keeping Quality On The Policy Agenda by McGlynn, Elizabeth A, Brook, Robert H

“…Quality of care in the United States and elsewhere consistently fails to meet established standards. These failures subject patients to premature death and…”
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Comparison of the Appropriateness of Coronary Angiography and Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery Between Canada and New York State by McGlynn, Elizabeth A, Naylor, C. David, Anderson, Geoffrey M, Leape, Lucian L, Park, Rolla Edward, Hilborne, Lee H, Bernstein, Steven J, Goldman, Bernard S, Armstrong, Paul W, Keesey, Joan W, McDonald, Laurie, Pinfold, S. Patricia, Damberg, Cheryl, Sherwood, Marjorie J, Robert H

“…Objective.—To compare the appropriateness of coronary angiography and coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) use between the United States and…”
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Assessing the quality of healthcare provided to children by Mangione-Smith, R, McGlynn, E A

“…To present a conceptual framework for evaluating quality of care for children and adolescents, summarize the key issues related to developing measures to…”
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Choosing quality of care measures based on the expected impact of improved care on health by Siu, A L, McGlynn, E A, Morgenstern, H, Beers, M H, Carlisle, D M, Keeler, E B, Beloff, J, Curtin, K, Leaning, J, Perry, B C

“…Consumers, payers, and policymakers are demanding to know more about the quality of the services they are purchasing or might purchase. The information…”
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Can health care quality indicators be transferred between countries? by Marshall, M N, Shekelle, P G, McGlynn, E A, Campbell, S, Brook, R H, Roland, M O

“…Objective: To evaluate the transferability of primary care quality indicators by comparing indicators for common clinical problems developed using the same…”
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A fair approach to comparing quality of care by Siu, A L, McGlynn, E A, Morgenstern, H, Brook, R H

“…In 1988, twelve health maintenance organizations (HMO) and a group of Southern California researchers formed the HMO Quality of Care Consortium to examine…”
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Quality-of-Care Research in Mental Health: Responding to the Challenge by McGlynn, Elizabeth A., Norquist, Grayson S., Wells, Kenneth B., Sullivan, Greer, Liberman, Robert P.

“…Quality-of-care research in mental health is in the developmental stages, which affords an opportunity to take an integrative approach, building on principles…”
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