Improving quality improvement using achievable benchmarks for physician feedback: A randomized controlled trial

JAMA

Volumn 285, Issue 22, 2001, Pages 2871-2879

  Kiefe, Catarina I ^a,b   Allison, Jeroan J ^a,b   Williams, O Dale ^a,b   Person, Sharina D ^a,b   Weaver, Michael T ^b,c   Weissman, Norman W ^b  

^a University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; GLUCOSE; INFLUENZA VACCINE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; MEDICARE; PERFORMANCE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REPRODUCIBILITY;

EID: 0035854024     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.285.22.2871     Document Type: Article

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