ACCF/AHA New insights into the methodology of performance measurement: A report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Performance Measures

Circulation

Volumn 122, Issue 20, 2010, Pages 2091-2106

  Spertus, John A ^a   Bonow, Robert O ^a   Chan, Paul ^a   Diamond, George A ^a   Drozda Jr , Joseph P ^a   Kaul, Sanjay ^a   Krumholz, Harlan M ^a   Masoudi, Frederick A ^a   Normand, Sharon Lise T ^a   Peterson, Eric D ^a   Radford, Martha J ^a   Rumsfeld, John S ^a   Delong, Elizabeth ^a   Erwin, John P ^a   Goff, David C ^a   Grady, Kathleen ^a   Green, Lee A ^a   Heidenreich, Paul A ^a   Jenkins, Kathy J ^a   Loth, Ann R ^a   Shahian, David M ^a   more..

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; MEDICAL SERVICE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION; CARDIOLOGY; HEALTH POLICY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78649329060     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: 15244539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIR.0b013e3181f7d78c     Document Type: Review

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