Associations between organizational characteristics and quality improvement activities of clinics participating in a quality improvement collaborative

Medical Care

Volumn 47, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1026-1030

  Deo, Sarang ^a   McInnes, Keith ^b   Corbett, Charles J ^c   Landon, Bruce E ^d   Shapiro, Martin F ^e   Wilson, Ira B ^f   Cleary, Paul D ^g  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^g YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic disease; Organizational structure; Quality improvement collaborative

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; CHRONIC DISEASE; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 69449083305     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MLR.0b013e31819a5937     Document Type: Article

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