title: A partnership takes a gamble to measure quality.
abstract: An alliance of employers and providers will be tested this summer when employers will be faced with the choice of keeping--or severing--relationships with certain hospitals.
authors: K
authors: K
authors: Kisner
mesh_terms: D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis / Q000379:methods; D003625:Data Collection; D017049:Employer Health Costs; D006264:Health Benefit Plans, Employee / Q000592:standards*; D006265:Health Care Coalitions / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006761:Hospitals / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D009820:Ohio; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017060:Patient Satisfaction / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000191:economics* / Q000592:standards