The tools of an evidence-based culture: Implementing clinical-practice guidelines in an Israeli HMO

Academic Medicine

Volumn 84, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1217-1225

  Kahan, Natan R ^a   Kahan, Ernesto ^b   Waitman, Dan Andrei ^a   Kitai, Eliezer ^a,b   Chintz, David P ^c  

^a Leumit Health Care System   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITROFURANTOIN; OFLOXACIN;

CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTITIS; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; ISRAEL; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW;

EID: 70349093595     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0b013e3181b18c01     Document Type: Review

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