Quality assessment and improvement in colon and rectal surgery

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 47, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 2195-2201

  Cook, Alan ^a   Hyman, Neil ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Colon and rectal surgery; Outcomes; Quality

Indexed keywords

COLON SURGERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL RECORD; QUALITY CONTROL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECTUM SURGERY; REVIEW; WELFARE;

BENCHMARKING; COLORECTAL SURGERY; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FORECASTING; HUMANS; INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE (U.S.); MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PRACTICE GUIDELINES; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 13144268572     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10350-004-0742-5     Document Type: Review

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