Improving Quality Improvement: A Methodologic Framework for Evaluating Effectiveness of Surgical Quality Improvement

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 208, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 621-626

  Kao, Lillian S ^a   Lally, Kevin P ^a   Thomas, Eric J ^a   Tyson, Jon E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; BREAST CANCER; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

HUMANS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESEARCH DESIGN; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 62349136055     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2009.01.021     Document Type: Article

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