Home health quality improvement national campaign: The journey and potential impact on clinical practice

Home Healthcare Nurse

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 398-405

  Esslinger, Eve ^a   Kevech, Misty ^b   Anderson, Donna ^b   Knowles, Bethany ^c  

^a Quality Insights of Pennsylvania   (United States)

^b Quality Insights of Pennsylvania   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOME CARE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; QUALITY CONTROL; STANDARD;

BENCHMARKING; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOME CARE AGENCIES; HUMANS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 52049084591     PISSN: 0884741X     EISSN: 15390713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.NHH.0000326317.94218.5a     Document Type: Article

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