Achieving Quality in Cardiovascular Imaging II. Proceedings From the Second American College of Cardiology-Duke University Medical Center Think Tank on Quality in Cardiovascular Imaging

JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 231-240

  Douglas, Pamela S ^a   Chen, Jersey ^b   Gillam, Linda ^c   Hendel, Robert ^d   Hundley, W Gregory ^e   Masoudi, Frederick ^f   Patel, Manesh R ^a   Peterson, Eric ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^d Midwest Heart Specialists   (United States)

^e WAKE FOREST BAPTIST HEALTH   (United States)

^f DENVER HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

appropriateness; cardiovascular imaging; health outcomes; quality

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; CARDIOLOGY; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUALITY CONTROL; REGISTER; STANDARDIZATION; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ACCREDITATION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; REGISTRIES; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 59849115619     PISSN: 1936878X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2008.11.012     Document Type: Article

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