American college of rheumatology quality indicators for rheumatoid arthritis: Benchmarking, variability, and opportunities to improve quality of care using the electronic health record

Arthritis Care and Research

Volumn 59, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1705-1712

  Adhikesavan, Leena G ^a   Newman, Eric D ^a   Diehl, Mark P ^a   Wood, G Craig ^b   Bili, Androniki ^a  

^a GEISINGER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b GEISINGER HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABATACEPT; ADALIMUMAB; DISEASE MODIFYING ANTIRHEUMATIC DRUG; ETANERCEPT; GLUCOCORTICOID; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; INFLIXIMAB; LEFLUNOMIDE; METHOTREXATE; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DRUG MONITORING; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RHEUMATOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; BENCHMARKING; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; METHOTREXATE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RHEUMATOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 57149111061     PISSN: 21514658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.24054     Document Type: Article

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