Implementation of a continuous quality improvement program for percutaneous coronary intervention and cardiac surgery at a large community hospital

American Heart Journal

Volumn 152, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 379-385

  Brush Jr , John E ^a,b   Balakrishnan, Sharmini A ^a   Brough, Joani ^a   Hartman, Carl ^a,b   Hines, Grace ^a   Liverman, Deborah P ^a   Parker, John P ^a,b   Rich, Jeffrey ^a,b   Tindall, Nancy ^a  

^a Sentara Cardiovascular Research Institute   (United States)

^b EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; MALE; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALIDATION PROCESS;

AGED; ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; CONFIDENTIALITY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; INTERNAL MAMMARY-CORONARY ARTERY ANASTOMOSIS; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; VIRGINIA;

EID: 33746257179     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: 10976744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2005.12.014     Document Type: Article

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