Successes and failures in improving osteoporosis care after fragility fracture: Results of a multiple-site clinical improvement project

Arthritis Care and Research

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 724-728

  Harrington, J Timothy ^a   Deal, Chad L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical process improvement; Osteoporosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; FRAGILITY FRACTURE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MEDICAL EXPERT; NURSE; OSTEOPOROSIS; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT REFERRAL; REGISTER; RELIABILITY; UNITED STATES;

ALGORITHMS; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; FRACTURES, SPONTANEOUS; HUMANS; MEDICAL RECORDS; OSTEOPOROSIS; PATIENT CARE MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RISK FACTORS; SOFTWARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33750345762     PISSN: 21514658     EISSN: 15290131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.22234     Document Type: Article

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