Sheila Leatherman

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Publications

  1. ncbi How to develop a business case for quality
    Kristin L Reiter
    Department of Health Policy and Administration, 1104H McGavran Greenberg Hall, CB 7411, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7411, USA
    Int J Qual Health Care 19:50-5. 2007
  2. ncbi Optimizing quality collaboratives
    Sheila Leatherman
    School of Public Health, University of North Carolina, USA
    Qual Saf Health Care 11:307. 2002
  3. ncbi Effectiveness of decision aids: a review of the evidence
    Sheila Leatherman
    University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
    Med Care Res Rev 65:79S-116S. 2008
  4. ncbi Designing national quality reforms: a framework for action
    Sheila Leatherman
    School of Public Health, University of North Carolina, NC, USA
    Int J Qual Health Care 19:334-40. 2007
  5. ncbi Integrating microfinance and health strategies: examining the evidence to inform policy and practice
    Sheila Leatherman
    Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
    Health Policy Plan 27:85-101. 2012
  6. ncbi The role of quality improvement in strengthening health systems in developing countries
    Sheila Leatherman
    School of Public Health, University of North Carolina, USA
    Int J Qual Health Care 22:237-43. 2010
  7. ncbi Searching for a business case for quality in Medicaid managed care
    Sandra B Greene
    School of Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA
    Health Care Manage Rev 33:350-60. 2008
  8. ncbi The business case for quality: case studies and an analysis
    Sheila Leatherman
    School of Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA
    Health Aff (Millwood) 22:17-30. 2003
  9. ncbi The insufficiency of evidence to establish the business case for quality
    Kerry E Kilpatrick
    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Department of Health Policy and Administration, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7411, USA
    Int J Qual Health Care 17:347-55. 2005
  10. ncbi OECD Health Care Quality Indicator Project. The expert panel on primary care prevention and health promotion
    Martin Marshall
    University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
    Int J Qual Health Care 18:21-5. 2006

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Publications15

  1. ncbi How to develop a business case for quality
    Kristin L Reiter
    Department of Health Policy and Administration, 1104H McGavran Greenberg Hall, CB 7411, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7411, USA
    Int J Qual Health Care 19:50-5. 2007
    ..To describe the steps in developing a business case for quality-enhancing interventions (QEIs) in health care...
  2. ncbi Optimizing quality collaboratives
    Sheila Leatherman
    School of Public Health, University of North Carolina, USA
    Qual Saf Health Care 11:307. 2002
  3. ncbi Effectiveness of decision aids: a review of the evidence
    Sheila Leatherman
    University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
    Med Care Res Rev 65:79S-116S. 2008
    ..Few studies provide assessment of impact on health outcomes, quality of care, utilization, or costs, all areas likely to be of growing interest to private purchasers, insurers, and public programs...
  4. ncbi Designing national quality reforms: a framework for action
    Sheila Leatherman
    School of Public Health, University of North Carolina, NC, USA
    Int J Qual Health Care 19:334-40. 2007
    ....
  5. ncbi Integrating microfinance and health strategies: examining the evidence to inform policy and practice
    Sheila Leatherman
    Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
    Health Policy Plan 27:85-101. 2012
    ..The microfinance sector offers an underutilized opportunity for delivery of health-related services to many hard-to-reach populations...
  6. ncbi The role of quality improvement in strengthening health systems in developing countries
    Sheila Leatherman
    School of Public Health, University of North Carolina, USA
    Int J Qual Health Care 22:237-43. 2010
    ..Demonstrable improvements in quality may encourage greater investment in health systems in developing countries by increasing donor, population and governmental confidence that resources are being used well...
  7. ncbi Searching for a business case for quality in Medicaid managed care
    Sandra B Greene
    School of Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA
    Health Care Manage Rev 33:350-60. 2008
    ....
  8. ncbi The business case for quality: case studies and an analysis
    Sheila Leatherman
    School of Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA
    Health Aff (Millwood) 22:17-30. 2003
    ..Finally, we recommend policy changes to better align financial incentives for superior quality of care...
  9. ncbi The insufficiency of evidence to establish the business case for quality
    Kerry E Kilpatrick
    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Department of Health Policy and Administration, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7411, USA
    Int J Qual Health Care 17:347-55. 2005
    ..To determine whether a positive financial return on investment for quality-enhancing interventions is more likely for particular health conditions, in specific organizational settings, or with the use of particular interventions...
  10. ncbi OECD Health Care Quality Indicator Project. The expert panel on primary care prevention and health promotion
    Martin Marshall
    University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
    Int J Qual Health Care 18:21-5. 2006
    ..A conceptual framework needs to be developed that comprehensively captures the complex construct of primary care as a basis for the selection of additional indicators...
  11. ncbi The OECD Health Care Quality Indicators Project: history and background
    Soeren Mattke
    OECD, Health Policy Unit, Paris, France
    Int J Qual Health Care 18:1-4. 2006
    ..However, much additional work remains necessary before the project can supply policymakers and researchers with ongoing, comprehensive, and reliable data on the quality of care in industrialized countries...
  12. ncbi Steadying the NHS
    Donald M Berwick
    Institute for Healthcare Improvement, 20 University Road, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA
    BMJ 333:254-5. 2006
  13. ncbi The quest for quality in the English NHS: strategic and policy issues
    Sheila Leatherman
    J Health Serv Res Policy 9:194-6. 2004
  14. ncbi Quality improvement in the developing world
    Helen L Smits
    Int J Qual Health Care 14:439-40. 2002
  15. ncbi Improving quality in British primary care: seeking the right balance
    Richard Grol
    Centre for Quality of Care Research (WOK, University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands
    Br J Gen Pract 52:S3-4. 2002