A multiattribute approach to measure quality of health care
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Authors
Giauque, William C.
Subjects
Medical Care
Decision Analysis
Quality of Care
Multivariate Utility
Decision Analysis
Quality of Care
Multivariate Utility
Advisors
Date of Issue
1976-03
Date
1976-03
Publisher
Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School
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Abstract
The problem of measuring the quality of health care is one of the most evasive, yet important, problems in medical administration. Outcome measures, the ultimate validators of care, suffer from a number of drawbacks. Multiattribute utility (MAU) analysis can potentially resolve many of the issues involved in quality assurance. In this paper the potential contributions of MAU analysis are outlined, a number of MAU studies contributing to quality measurement discussed, and suggestions for quality assurance systems made
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Technical Report
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NPS Report Number
NPS55Gi76031
Sponsors
Supported in part by the Foundation Research
Office of Naval Research
Funding
N0001476WR60052
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Citation
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This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.