Impact of quality improvement activities on care for acute myocardial infarction

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 305-310

  Ellerbeck, Edward F ^a,b   Kresowik, Timothy F ^a,c   Hemann, Rebecca A ^a   Mason, Peggy ^a   Wiblin, R Todd ^a,c   Marciniak, Thomas A ^d  

^a Iowa Foundation for Medical Care   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^d CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES   (United States)

Author keywords

Hospital standards; Medical audit; Medical education; Myocardial infarction; Quality of health care

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PATIENT CARE; PEER REVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL;

CARDIOLOGY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; IOWA; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MEDICAL AUDIT; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PEER REVIEW, HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL REVIEW ORGANIZATIONS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0033849290     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/12.4.305     Document Type: Article

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