The medicare physician quality reporting initiative: What do chest physicians need to know?

Chest

Volumn 136, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1644-1649

  Metersky, Mark L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ASTHMA; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL SERVICE; MEDICARE; PHYSICIAN; PNEUMONIA; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; REVIEW;

EID: 73149094519     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: 19313543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.09-0193     Document Type: Article

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