Results of a cooperative educational program to improve prostate pathology reports among patients undergoing radical prostatectomy

Journal of Community Health

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 1-13

  Imperato, Pascal James ^a,b,d   Waisman, Jerry ^c   Wallen, Marcia ^d   Pryor, Veronica ^d   Rojas, Mary ^d,e   Giardelli, Kathleen ^d   Daley, Maryanne ^d  

^a IPRO ^*  (United States)

^b SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d IPRO Inc   (United States)

^e MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Quality improvement; Radical prostatectomy pathology reports

Indexed keywords

FAT;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ADULT; AGED; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPITHELIUM TUMOR; FROZEN SECTION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PERINEURIUM; PROSTATE ADENOCARCINOMA; PROSTATE TUMOR; PROSTATECTOMY; REVIEW; SEMINAL VESICLE; VASCULAR DISEASE; ADENOCARCINOMA; ARTICLE; DOCUMENTATION; EDUCATION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HOSPITAL LABORATORY; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICARE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS REVIEW ORGANIZATION; STANDARD; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADENOCARCINOMA; AGED; DOCUMENTATION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; FEEDBACK; HUMANS; LABORATORIES, HOSPITAL; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL RECORDS; MEDICARE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK; PATHOLOGY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; PATHOLOGY, SURGICAL; PROFESSIONAL REVIEW ORGANIZATIONS; PROSTATECTOMY; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 0036481804     PISSN: 00945145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1013823409165     Document Type: Review

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