Impact of Medical Director Certification on Nursing Home Quality of Care

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 431-435

  Rowland, Frederick N ^a,b   Cowles, Mick ^c   Dickstein, Craig ^d   Katz, Paul R ^e  

^a SAINT FRANCIS HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Mercy Community Health   (United States)

^c Cowles Research Group ^*  (United States)

^d Tamarack Professional Services   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Certified medical director; medical director; nursing facility; quality of care; skilled nursing facility

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ARTICLE; CERTIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NURSING HOME; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; STANDARDIZATION;

EID: 67649126561     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2009.05.012     Document Type: Article

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