Clinical guidelines and performance measures: Responsible guidance and accountability

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 56, Issue 25, 2010, Pages 2081-2083

  Masoudi, Frederick A ^a   Peterson, Eric D ^b   Anderson, Jeffrey L ^c   Bonow, Robert O ^d   Jacobs, Alice K ^e  

^a DENVER HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DUKE CLINICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c INTERMOUNTAIN HEALTHCARE   (United States)

^d NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

guidelines; performance measures; practice of medicine

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DEFIBRILLATOR; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MOTIVATION; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SHORT SURVEY; TASK PERFORMANCE; VALIDITY;

EID: 78650030239     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2010.10.004     Document Type: Review

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