Crossing the quality chasm for diabetes care: The power of one physician, his team, and systems thinking

Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 299-306

  Solberg, Leif I ^a   Klevan, David H ^a   Asche, Stephen E ^a  

^a HEALTHPARTNERS RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC PATIENT; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUALITY CONTROL; SMOKING CESSATION; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TASK PERFORMANCE; TEAMWORK;

ADULT; AGED; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINNESOTA; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 34249893896     PISSN: 15572625     EISSN: 15587118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2007.03.060132     Document Type: Article

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