How quality improvement interventions can address disparities in depression

Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions

Volumn 27, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2007, Pages 33-39

  Kristofco, Robert E ^a,b   Lorenzi, Nancy M ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b PFIZER INC   (United States)

^c Department of Biomedical Informatics ^*

^d VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic care model; Collaborative care; Continuing medical education; Depression care; Disease management; Disparities; Performance improvement; Quality improvement

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; UNITED STATES;

DEPRESSION; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 38449090229     PISSN: 08941912     EISSN: 1554558X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chp.133     Document Type: Article

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