Heart failure guidelines, performance measures, and the practice of medicine: Mind the gap

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 56, Issue 25, 2010, Pages 2077-2080

  Ghali, Jalal K ^a   Massie, Barry M ^b   Mann, Douglas L ^c   Rich, Michael W ^c  

^a DMC Cardiovascular Institute   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

guidelines; performance measures; practice of medicine

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE ANTAGONIST; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR;

CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEART FAILURE; LAW SUIT; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; REVIEW; TASK PERFORMANCE; UNITED STATES;

CARDIOLOGY; EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 78649437710     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2010.07.013     Document Type: Review

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