Self-reported performance improvement strategies of highly successful veterans health administration facilities

American Journal of Medical Quality

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 438-444

  Craig, Thomas J ^a,c   Perlin, Jonathan B ^b   Fleming, Barbara B ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL CORPORATION OF AMERICA   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Implementation strategies; Performance improvement; Quality measures

Indexed keywords

EID: 36148964061     PISSN: 10628606     EISSN: 1555824X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1062860607304928     Document Type: Article

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