Cardiac Surgeons and the Quality Movement: the Michigan Experience

Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 20-27

  Prager, Richard L ^a   Armenti, Frederick R ^b   Bassett, Joseph S ^c   Bell, Gail F ^d   Drake, Daniel ^e   Hanson, Eric C ^f   Heiser, John C ^g   Johnson, Scott H ^h   Plasman, F B ^d   Shannon, Francis L ⁱ   Share, David ^a   Theurer, Patty ^d   Williams, Jaelene ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b MCLAREN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d MSTCVS Quality Collaborative   (United States)

^e MUNSON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f WILLIAM BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (United States)

^g SPECTRUM HEALTH   (United States)

^h Claire Dart Stroke Center Sparrow Hospital   (United States)

ⁱ Southeastern Michigan Cardiovascular Surgeons   (United States)

Author keywords

cardiac surgeons; collaborative; payor funding; quality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIAC PATIENT; CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL SOCIETY; SURGEON; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MICHIGAN; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REGIONAL HEALTH PLANNING; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; STATE HEALTH PLANS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67650717506     PISSN: 10430679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.semtcvs.2009.03.008     Document Type: Article

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