Assessment of the Medicare Quality Improvement Organization Program

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 145, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 342-353

  Rollow, William ^a   Lied, Terry R ^a   McGann, Paul ^a   Poyer, James ^a   LaVoie, Lawrence ^b   Kambic, Robert T ^a   Bratzler, Dale W ^c   Ma, Allen ^c   Huff, Edwin D ^d   Ramunno, Lawrence D ^e  

^a CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES   (United States)

^b Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services   (United States)

^c Oklahoma Foundation for Medical Quality   (United States)

^d Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services   (United States)

^e NE Health Care Quality Foundation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEART FAILURE; HOME HEALTH AGENCY; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; MEDICARE; NURSING HOME; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; SURGICAL INFECTION; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES; HOME CARE AGENCIES; HOSPITALS; MEDICARE; NURSING HOMES; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33749063947     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-145-5-200609050-00134     Document Type: Article

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