Community hospital participation in a pilot project for venous thromboembolism quality measures: Learning, collaboration, and early improvement

Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 301-309

  Daniel, Donna ^a,b   Maund, Christina ^c   Butler, Kathleen ^c  

^a Atlantic Health   (United States)

^b QUALIS HEALTH   (United States)

^c OVERLOOK HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT;

ARTICLE; COOPERATION; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PILOT STUDY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TEACHING HOSPITAL; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

ANTICOAGULANTS; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PILOT PROJECTS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 78651263350     PISSN: 15537250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1553-7250(10)36046-6     Document Type: Article

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