Quality improvement implementation and disparities: The case of the health disparities collaboratives

Medical Care

Volumn 48, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 668-675

  Chin, Marshall H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

community health center; cost; diabetes; health disparities; quality improvement

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BURNOUT; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH DISPARITY; INFORMATION SYSTEM; MONEY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF CARE; SKILL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TIME;

CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 77954952948     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MLR.0b013e3181e3585c     Document Type: Article

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