What makes quality assurance effective? Results from a randomized, controlled trial in 16 primary care group practices

Medical Care

Volumn 34, Issue 9 SUPPL., 1996, Pages

  Palmer, R Heather ^a   Louis, Thomas A ^b   Peterson, Harriet F ^c   Rothrock, Janet K ^a   Strain, Rose ^d   Wright, Elizabeth A ^e  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d Medical Foundation Services Inc   (United States)

^e BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Controlled trial; Practice guidelines; Primary care feedback; Quality assurance; Randomized

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; GROUP PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; MEDICAL AUDIT; MULTICENTER STUDY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; UNITED STATES;

AMBULATORY CARE; GROUP PRACTICE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030240183     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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