Does a higher 'quality points' score mean better care in stroke? An audit of general practice medical records

Informatics in Primary Care

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 29-40

  Williams, Peter Huw ^a   de Lusignan, Simon ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

General practice medical records; Quality and Outcomes Framework; Stroke management guidelines

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COMPUTER SYSTEM; DATA BASE; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; GENERAL PRACTICE; GOLD STANDARD; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; PATIENT CODING; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REHABILITATION CARE; SCORING SYSTEM; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 33744823258     PISSN: 14760320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14236/jhi.v14i1.612     Document Type: Article

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