Assessing and Improving the Quality of Surgical Care in Rural America

Surgical Clinics of North America

Volumn 89, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1373-1381

  Finlayson, Samuel R G ^a,b,c  

^a DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH POLICY AND CLINICAL PRACTICE   (United States)

^c Mithoefer Center for Rural Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

Quality improvement; Quality of care; Rural surgery

Indexed keywords

COMORBIDITY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MEDICARE; MORTALITY; PATIENT CARE; PERSONNEL SHORTAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SOCIOECONOMICS; SURGEON; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL ERROR; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA;

GENERAL SURGERY; HOSPITALS, RURAL; HUMANS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SURGERY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70450279164     PISSN: 00396109     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.suc.2009.09.013     Document Type: Review

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