Feedback intervention to reduce routine electrocardiogram use in primary care

American Heart Journal

Volumn 145, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 979-985

  Stafford, Randall S ^a,b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EVALUATION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL BILLING; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; PEER REVIEW; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; STANDARD; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; PEER REVIEW; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 0038798021     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-8703(03)00107-8     Document Type: Article

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