CathKIT: Improving quality in the cardiac catheterization laboratory

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 893-899

  Dehmer, Gregory J ^b   Hirshfeld, John W ^b,b   Oetgen, William J ^b   Mitchell, Kristi ^b   Simon, April Wells ^b   Elma, MaryAnne ^a   Kellett Jr , Mirle A ^b   Brindis, Ralph G ^b   Chazal, Richard A ^b   Chambers, Charles E ^b   Heisler, Mary ^b   Heupler Jr , Frederick A ^b   Lane, Thomas D ^b   Siegfried, Roger ^b   Valentine, C Michael ^b  

^a AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

ACC NCDR ; ACCF; AHA; American College of Cardiology Foundation; American College of Cardiology National Cardiovascular Data Registry; American Heart Association; Continuous quality improvement; CQI; GAP; Guidelines Applied in Practice; GWTG

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; FUTUROLOGY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMAN; LABORATORY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STANDARDIZATION;

AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; FORECASTING; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMANS; LABORATORIES, HOSPITAL; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 10744220948     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2004.01.014     Document Type: Review

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