Redesigning the care of rheumatic diseases at the practice and system levels part 1: Practice level process improvement (Redesign 101)

Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology

Volumn 25, Issue 6 SUPPL. 47, 2007, Pages

  Harrington, J Timothy ^a   Newman, Eric D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b GEISINGER HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Practice improvement; Redesign; Rheumatic diseases

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DISEASE ACTIVITY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; RHEUMATOLOGY; STAFF TRAINING; TASK PERFORMANCE;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HUMANS; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RHEUMATIC DISEASES;

EID: 36448977306     PISSN: 0392856X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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