An explicit quality indicator set for measurement of quality of care in patients with cirrhosis

Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 709-717

  Kanwal, Fasiha ^a   Kramer, Jennifer ^b,c   Asch, Steven M ^d,e   El Serag, Hashem ^b,c   Spiegel, Brennan M R ^d,e   Edmundowicz, Steven ^f   Sanyal, Arun J ^g   Dominitz, Jason A ^h   McQuaid, Kenneth R ⁱ   Martin, Paul ^j   Keeffe, Emmet B ^k   Friedman, Lawrence S ^l   Ho, Samuel B ^m   Durazo, Francisco ^e   Bacon, Bruce R ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MICHAEL E DEBAKEY VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d VA GREATER LOS ANGELES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^k STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^l NEWTON WELLESLEY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^m UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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Author keywords

Cirrhosis; Delphi Panel; Performance Measures; Quality of Care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASCITES; DELPHI STUDY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; QUALITY CONTROL; SCORING SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77955275048     PISSN: 15423565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2010.03.028     Document Type: Article

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