Linking residency training effectiveness to clinical outcomes: A quality improvement approach

Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 203-208

  Buckley, John D ^a,b   Joyce, Barbara ^c   Garcia, Audwin Joseph ^c   Jordan, Jack ^c   Scher, Eric ^a  

^a HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Henry Ford Hospital ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PNEUMOTHORAX; SEPSIS; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

HUMANS; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MICHIGAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PNEUMOTHORAX; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SEPSIS;

EID: 77953445831     PISSN: 15537250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1553-7250(10)36033-8     Document Type: Article

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