Quality initiatives: Key performance indicators for measuring and improving radiology department performance

Radiographics

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 571-580

  Abujudeh, Hani H ^a   Kaewlai, Rathachai ^a   Asfaw, Benjamin A ^a   Thrall, James H ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; ORGANIZATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RADIOLOGY; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RADIOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77953533503     PISSN: 02715333     EISSN: 15271323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/rg.303095761     Document Type: Article

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