Physician satisfaction with clinical laboratory services: A college of American Pathologists Q-Probes study of 138 institutions

Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 133, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 38-43

  Jones, Bruce A ^a   Bekeris, Leonas G ^b   Nakhleh, Raouf E ^c   Walsh, Molly K ^d   Valenstein, Paul N ^e  

^a HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Phoenixville Hospital

^c MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^d Molecular Pathology Division

^e Saint Joseph's Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL LABORATORY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; HOSPITAL LABORATORY; HOSPITAL SERVICE; PHYSICIAN; QUALITY CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SATISFACTION; SCORING SYSTEM; TURNAROUND TIME;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; LABORATORIES, HOSPITAL; LABORATORY TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; PATHOLOGY, CLINICAL; PHYSICIANS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 58349093133     PISSN: 00039985     EISSN: 15432165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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