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Evaluating provider effectiveness.

C Kyle
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Purchaser and provider managers alike want to know that they are getting value for money; purchasers will require information about service effectiveness and cost effectiveness, and will increasingly monitor the extent to which provider planning strategies and management practices reflect the best use of this information. Catherine Kyle provides some guidelines for auditing effectiveness internally.

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Community Mental Health ServicesConsultantsOutcome and Process Assessment, Health CareProgram EvaluationResidential FacilitiesState MedicineUnited KingdomJournal Article

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C Kyle. 1993. Evaluating provider effectiveness.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10126777/

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