Notification of critical results: A College of American Pathologists Q-probes study of 121 institutions

Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 132, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1862-1867

  Valenstein, Paul N ^a   Wagar, Elizabeth A ^b   Stankovic, Ana K ^c   Walsh, Molly K ^d   Schneider, Frank ^e  

^a ST JOSEPH MERCY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Preanalytical Systems   (United States)

^d Molecular Pathology Division   (United States)

^e DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LABORATORY TEST; MEDICAL SCHOOL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATHOLOGIST;

BENCHMARKING; CAREGIVERS; COMMUNICATION; HOSPITAL-PHYSICIAN RELATIONS; HUMANS; LABORATORIES, HOSPITAL; MEDICAL RECORDS; PATHOLOGY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY CONTROL; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 57349129159     PISSN: 00039985     EISSN: 15432165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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