title: Ambulatory and Hospital-based Quality Improvement Methods in Israel.
abstract: This review article compares ambulatory and hospital-based quality improvement methods in Israel. Data were collected from: reports of the National Program for Quality Indicators in community, the National Program for Quality Indicators in Hospitals, and from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Reviews of Health Care Quality.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Systems Administration, Max Stern Academic College of Emek Yezreel, Israel.
authors.forename: Nava
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Blum
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Systems Administration, Max Stern Academic College of Emek Yezreel, Israel.
authors.forename: Dafna
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Halperin
authors.affiliation: The Stanley Steyer School of Health Professions Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel.
authors.forename: Youssef
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Masharawi
keywords: Ambulatory Quality Improvement; Health Care; Hospital Quality Improvement; Israeli health system; OECD; Public Health; Quality Indicators Monitoring; health services
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