Table 1

MEDLINE search strategy

1MEDLINE((qualit* ADJ3 (outcome* OR indicat*))).ti,ab
2MEDLINEQUALITY OF HEALTH CARE/
3MEDLINEQUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE/
4MEDLINEBENCHMARKING/
5MEDLINECLINICAL AUDIT/
6MEDLINEMEDICAL AUDIT/
7MEDLINEFACILITY REGULATION AND CONTROL/
8MEDLINEGUIDELINES AS TOPIC/
9MEDLINEPRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC/
10MEDLINETOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT/
11MEDLINEexp UTILIZATION REVIEW/
12MEDLINEexp “OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE)”/
13MEDLINEQUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE/
14MEDLINE1 OR 2 OR 3 OR 4 OR 5 OR 6 OR 7 OR 8 OR 9 OR 10 OR 11 OR 12 OR 13
15MEDLINEosteoarthr*.ti,ab
16MEDLINEexp OSTEOARTHRITIS/
17MEDLINE15 OR 16
18MEDLINE14 AND 17
19MEDLINE18 [Limit to: Publication Year 2000-Current and English Language]