The effect of external feedback on the management of medicare inpatients with congestive heart failure

American Journal of Medical Quality

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 225-235

  Hayes, Risa P ^a   Baker, David W ^b   Luthi, Jean Christophe ^c   Baggett, Rebecca L ^c   McClellan, William ^d   Fitzgerald, Dawn ^d   Abrams, Frederick R ^e   Bratzler, Dale ^f   Ballard, David J ^g  

^a ELI LILLY AND COMPANY   (United States)

^b METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Kerr L White Inst Hlth Serv Res   (United States)

^d Georgia Medical Care Foundation   (United States)

^e CFMC   (United States)

^f Oklahoma Foundation for Medical Quality   (United States)

^g BAYLOR HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical guidelines; Congestive heart failure; Practice pattern feedback; Quality improvement

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038890224     PISSN: 10628606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/106286060201700605     Document Type: Article

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