Database and informatics support for QUERI: Current systems and future needs

Medical Care

Volumn 38, Issue 6 SUPPL. 1, 2000, Pages

  Hynes, Denise M ^a,b   Cowper, Diane ^a,c   Kerr, Michael ^a   Kubal, Joseph ^a   Murphy, Patricia A ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Databases; Outcome research; Quality improvement; Veterans health care

Indexed keywords

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DIABETES MELLITUS; FACTUAL DATABASE; FORECASTING; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

DATABASES, FACTUAL; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; DIABETES MELLITUS; FORECASTING; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PLANNING TECHNIQUES; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS;

EID: 17444450362     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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