Approaches to Evaluating Efficiency and Quality of Integrated Health Care: State of the Evidence

[摘要] This paper investigates the outcomes of integrated health care model in terms of its economic efficiency and quality. The quality refers to subjective assessments of a patient, measured by a satisfaction indicator, as well as to the health benefits to a patient, measured by health status.

[学科分类] 机械工程学

[关键词] integrated health care;performance measurement;quality improvement;cost containment