Performance monitoring of substance use disorder interventions in the veterans health administration

American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 123-127

  Humphreys, Keith ^a   Harris, Alex H S ^a   Kivlahan, Daniel R ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Continuous quality improvement; Performance monitoring; Substance use disorders; Veterans

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLISM; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE; ADDICTION; ARTICLE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TOBACCO USE DISORDER; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS;

EID: 68249146586     PISSN: 00952990     EISSN: 10979891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00952990802707042     Document Type: Review

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