Medicare: Preliminary Strategies for Assessing Quality of Care
PEMD-87-15BR
Published: Jul 10, 1987. Publicly Released: Jul 10, 1987.
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In response to a congressional request, GAO examined Medicare's quality-of-care review systems to determine: (1) the options for short-term improvements in measuring the quality of care; and (2) a framework for considering broader, long-term issues related to the measurement and monitoring of the quality of care.
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Data collectionHealth care planningHealth care programsHealth care servicesMedicareMonitoringQuality assuranceQuality of careBeneficiariesMortality