Evaluating and improving the delivery of heart care: The University of Michigan experience

American Journal of Managed Care

Volumn 4, Issue 9 SUPPL., 1998, Pages 1300-1309

  Eagle, Kim A ^a,b   Moscucci, Mauro ^a   Kline Rogers, Eva ^a   Chaffee, Bruce W ^a   Barry, Patricia A ^a   Roberts, Shirley ^a   Froehlich, James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ALBUMIN; AMRINONE; BUMETANIDE; CAPTOPRIL; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENT; DIPYRIDAMOLE; HEPARIN; HETASTARCH; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; MILRINONE; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENT; WARFARIN;

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL PATHWAY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; COST CONTROL; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MORTALITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STENT; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY; UNITED STATES; VASCULAR SURGERY;

CARDIOLOGY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COST SAVINGS; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MEDICARE; MICHIGAN; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RISK ADJUSTMENT; THORACIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031668485     PISSN: 10880224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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