Implementation of online radiology quality assurance reporting system for performance improvement: Initial evaluation

Radiology

Volumn 241, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 518-527

  Kruskal, Jonathan B ^a   Yam, Chun S ^a   Sosna, Jacob ^a   Hallett, Donna T ^a   Milliman, Yolanda J ^a   Kressel, Herbert Y ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; EVALUATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; ONLINE SYSTEM; PICTURE ARCHIVING AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM; PLANNING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIOLOGY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INTERNET; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; ONLINE SYSTEMS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RADIOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 33750368376     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2412051400     Document Type: Article

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