Quality of Care for 2 Common Pediatric Conditions Treated by Convenient Care Providers

American Journal of Medical Quality

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 53-58

  Jacoby, Richard ^a   Crawford, Albert G ^a   Chaudhari, Paresh ^b   Goldfarb, Neil I ^a  

^a JEFFERSON COLLEGE OF POPULATION HEALTH   (United States)

^b ASTELLAS PHARMA GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

convenient care clinics; HEDIS measures; pediatric conditions; retail clinics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL AUDIT; PHARYNGITIS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

COMMERCE; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; PHARYNGITIS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79955683802     PISSN: 10628606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1062860610375106     Document Type: Article

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