Utility of the advanced chronic kidney disease patient management tools: Case studies

American Journal of Medical Quality

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 105-114

  Patwardhan, Meenal B ^a,e   Matchar, David B ^a   Samsa, Gregory P ^b   Haley, William E ^c,d  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Mayo Clinic College of Medicine   (United States)

^d MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^e DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic kidney disease; Guideline implementation; Implementation tools; Quality improvement

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE MANAGEMENT; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; INFORMATION SYSTEM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT;

AGED; CASE MANAGEMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 41149141984     PISSN: 10628606     EISSN: 1555824X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1062860607313142     Document Type: Article

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