The Use of Relational Databases in the Transition from Quality Assurance to Continuous Quality Improvement: A Clinical Practice Model

American Journal of Medical Quality

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 228-239

  Swamidoss, Cephas P ^a   Watrous, Gail ^a   Dickson, Bryan S ^a   Barash, Paul G ^a   Brull, Sorin J ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIOLOGY; ARTICLE; EDUCATION; FACTUAL DATABASE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS REVIEW ORGANIZATION; STANDARD; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

ANESTHESIOLOGY; DATABASES, FACTUAL; HUMANS; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; PROFESSIONAL REVIEW ORGANIZATIONS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0032406809     PISSN: 10628606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/106286069801300409     Document Type: Article

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