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Metrics and Measurements

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Integration of Medical and Dental Care and Patient Data

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In this era of care accountability, patient-centered care, prevention-focused care initiatives, performance measures are widely applied.

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  1. Department of Computer and Information Systems Department and Clinical Data Integration Project, Robert Morris University, Moon Township, PA, USA

    Valerie J. H. Powell

  2. Biomedical Informatics Research Center, Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation, Marshfield, WI, USA

    Amit Acharya & Andrea Mahnke

  3. HP Enterprise Services, Global Healthcare, Camp Hill, PA, USA

    Franklin M. Din

  4. Center for Dental Informatics, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

    Thankam P. Thyvalikakath

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    Valerie Powell

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    Franklin M. Din

  3. MCRF/BIRC, Marshfield, WI, USA, Marshfield, 54449, Wisconsin, USA

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Powell, V.J.H., Acharya, A., Mahnke, A., Din, F.M., Thyvalikakath, T.P. (2012). Metrics and Measurements. In: Powell, V., Din, F., Acharya, A., Torres-Urquidy, M. (eds) Integration of Medical and Dental Care and Patient Data. Health Informatics, vol 3. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-2185-5_3

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