title: Raising the bar. Purchasers and providers must work together to meet the quality-of-care challenge.
abstract: Employer coalitions, such as the Leapfrog Group and the National Business Coalition on Health, are exerting their mighty purchasing power to influence quality and patient safety in hospitals. They urge trustees to lead the way in making quality data available to the public and in holding management accountable.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sandrick
mesh_terms: D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D006264:Health Benefit Plans, Employee / Q000458:organization & administration; D006265:Health Care Coalitions / Q000458:organization & administration; D019981:Health Care Sector / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000517:prevention & control; D015279:Organizational Culture; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012941:Social Responsibility; D014341:Trustees; D014481:United States