Quality initiatives: Improving patient flow for a bone densitometry practice: Results from a mayo clinic radiology quality initiative

Radiographics

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 309-315

  Aakre, Kenneth T ^a   Valley, Timothy B ^a   O'Connor, Michael K ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

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ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; PHOTON ABSORPTIOMETRY; RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT; STANDARD; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; HUMANS; MINNESOTA; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; WAITING LISTS; WORKFLOW;

EID: 77950128502     PISSN: 02715333     EISSN: 15271323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/rg.302095735     Document Type: Article

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