Variations in the quality of tuberculosis care in urban India: A cross-sectional, standardized patient study in two cities.

Ada T Kwan Benjamin DanielsVaibhav SariaSrinath SatyanarayanaRamnath SubbaramanAndrew McDowellSofi BergkvistRanendra K DasVeena DasJishnu DasMadhukar Pai

Published in: PLoS medicine (2018)

Quality of TB care is suboptimal and variable in urban India's private health sector. Addressing this is critical for India's plans to end TB by 2025. For the first time, we have rich measures on representative levels of care quality from 2 cities, which can inform private-sector TB interventions and quality-improvement efforts.

Keyphrases

quality improvement
healthcare
mycobacterium tuberculosis
patient safety
health insurance
palliative care
public health
affordable care act
physical activity
emergency department
risk assessment
case report
pain management
hiv aids
chronic pain
drug induced
antiretroviral therapy