Using online learning collaboratives to facilitate practice improvement for COPD: An ACPNET pilot study

American Journal of Medical Quality

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 212-219

  Gannon, Meghan ^a   Qaseem, Amir ^a   Snow, Vincenza ^a   Snooks, Qianna ^a  

^a AMERICAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS   (United States)

Author keywords

COPD; evidence based best practices; practice based research; quality improvement

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COOPERATION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; INTERNET; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

AGED; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; INTERNET; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PILOT PROJECTS; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 79955868540     PISSN: 10628606     EISSN: 1555824X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1062860610391081     Document Type: Article

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