Improving and sustaining core measure performance through effective accountability of clinical microsystems in an academic medical center

Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 387-398

  Pardini Kiely, Kim ^a   Greenlee, Elizabeth ^b   Hopkins, Joseph ^a   Szaflarski, Nancy L ^a   Tabb, Kevin ^c  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b EL CAMINO HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STANDARD; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENTS; HUMANS; JOINT COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION OF HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; PHYSICIAN EXECUTIVES; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77958167550     PISSN: 15537250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1553-7250(10)36057-0     Document Type: Article

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