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Hospital Quality And Intensity Of Spending: Is There An Association
Health Affairs, 07/23/09

Yasaitis L et al. – For all of the quality indicators studied, the association with spending is either nil or negative. The absence of positive correlations suggests that some institutions achieve exemplary performance on quality measures in settings that feature lower intensity of care. This finding highlights the need for reporting information on both quality and spending.

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Is There a Relationship Between High-Quality Performance in Major Teaching Hospitals and Residents' Knowledge of Quality and Patient Safety?
Academic Medicine, 11/03/09 Relevance Score: 70%

Patient perception of pain care in hospitals in the United States
Journal of Pain Research, 11/16/09 Relevance Score: 68%

Quality Update
Trustee, 10/12/09 Relevance Score: 68%

Quality improvement tool available for doctors, hospitals
American Medical News, 10/19/09 Relevance Score: 67%

Closing the Quality Gap: Promoting Evidence-Based Breastfeeding Care in the Hospital
Pediatrics, 10/13/09 Relevance Score: 67%