Improving diabetes care using a multitiered quality improvement model

American Journal of Medical Quality

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 505-511

  Guzek, John ^a,b   Guzek, Suzanne ^c   Murphy, Karen ^d   Gallacher, Patricia ^d   Lesneski, Cheryll ^b  

^a Janet Weis Children s Hospital   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c WALDEN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Physicians Health Alliance   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical decision support; Diabetes; Electronic medical record; Quality improvement

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIABETES MELLITUS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

DIABETES MELLITUS; HUMANS; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; WISCONSIN;

EID: 70449346444     PISSN: 10628606     EISSN: 1555824X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1062860609346348     Document Type: Article

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