The logic behind a multimethod intervention to improve adherence to clinical practice guidelines in a nationwide network of primary care practices

Evaluation and the Health Professions

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 65-88

  Feifer, Chris ^a   Ornstein, Steven M ^b   Jenkins, Ruth G ^b   Wessell, Andrea ^b   Corley, Sarah T ^c   Nemeth, Lynne S ^b   Roylance, Loraine ^b   Nietert, Paul J ^b   Liszka, Heather ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c Practice Partner Research Network   (United States)

Author keywords

Evaluation; Primary care; Quality improvement; Translation

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; EVALUATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; INTERVENTION STUDY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PERFORMANCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RESEARCH; REVIEW; THEORY; TRANSLATION RESEARCH; ARTICLE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MASS COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL RECORD; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FAMILY PRACTICE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 33645748571     PISSN: 01632787     EISSN: 15523918     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0163278705284443     Document Type: Review

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