Changing physician practice behavior to measure and improve clinical outcomes

American Journal of Medical Quality

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 394-400

  Schuster, Richard J ^a   Terwoord, Nancy A ^a   Tasosa, Joseph ^a  

^a WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular risk factor reduction; Clinical outcomes; Metabolic syndrome; Physician outcomes; Physician practice behavior; Systems innovations in practice

Indexed keywords

LIPOPROTEIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; POPULATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STANDARD; URBAN POPULATION;

AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; LIPOPROTEINS; MALE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SUBURBAN POPULATION; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 33750569148     PISSN: 10628606     EISSN: 1555824X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1062860606294153     Document Type: Article

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