A cooperative approach to standardizing care for patients with AMI or heart failure

Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 682-687

  Fox, Joan ^a   Hendrickson, Susan ^e   Miller, Nancy ^b   Parry, Colin ^c   Youngman, Darrell ^d  

^a Christi Regional Medical Center   (United States)

^b Kansas Heart Hospital   (United States)

^c WESLEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Cardiovascular Consultants of Kansas   (United States)

^e NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AWARDS AND PRIZES; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; COOPERATION; CORONARY CARE UNIT; EDUCATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLIC RELATIONS; STANDARD; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

AWARDS AND PRIZES; CARDIOLOGY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INSERVICE TRAINING; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; KANSAS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 33845477087     PISSN: 15537250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1553-7250(06)32090-9     Document Type: Article

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