Insights into successful change management: Empirically supported techniques for improving medical practice patterns

American Journal of Medical Quality

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 181-189

  Forthman, M Thane ^a   Wooster, L Dwight ^a   Hill, William C ^a,b   Homa Lowry, Judith M ^a   DesHarnais, Susan I ^c  

^a Delta Group Inc   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Administrative policies; Change management; Feedback; Outcomes; Participation; Statistical process control

Indexed keywords

GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; REVIEW; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0141494472     PISSN: 10628606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/106286060301800502     Document Type: Review

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