Invited Article: Neurology and quality improvement - An introduction

Neurology

Volumn 70, Issue 18, 2008, Pages 1636-1640

  Bever, C T ^a,b,c,d,r   Holloway, R G ^e,f   Iverson, D J ^f,g   Dubinsky, R M ^h,i   Richardson, R M ^j,k   Sheffield, J K ^c,l   Wang, D Z ^c,m   Franklin, G M ^f,n   Miyasaki, J M ^o,p   Tonn, S T ^d   Stevens, J C ^p,q  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Quality Measurement and Reporting Subcommittee

^d AMERICAN ACADEMY OF NEUROLOGY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^f Quality Standards Subcommittee

^g Humboldt Neurological Medical Group Inc ^*  (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

ⁱ Therapeutics and Technology Assessment Subcommittee

^j ALTRU HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^k Payment Policy Subcommittee

^l Memorial Hermann Memorial City Hospital   (United States)

^m OSF Stroke Network   (United States)

ⁿ UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^o TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^p Practice Committee

^q Fort Wayne Neurological Center   (United States)

^r UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPILEPSY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAID; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICARE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PARKINSON DISEASE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STROKE; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS;

EID: 42949170990     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000310989.84987.88     Document Type: Article

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