Using clinical indicators in a quality improvement programme targeting cardiac care

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 16, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2004, Pages

  Hickey, Annabel ^a   Scott, Ian ^a   Denaro, Charles ^b   Stewart, Neil ^a   Bennett, Cameron ^b   Theile, Therese ^b  

^a PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cardiac; Clinical indicators; Performance measures; Quality improvement

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CLOPIDOGREL; DILTIAZEM; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; HEPARIN; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; VERAPAMIL;

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL RECORD; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; QUALITY CONTROL; SAMPLE SIZE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AUSTRALIA; CARDIOLOGY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FAMILY PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 1942536064     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzh032     Document Type: Article

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