Development and implementation of a comprehensive quality assurance program at a community endoscopy facility

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 547-554

  Hilsden, Robert J ^a,b,c   Rostom, Alaa ^a,b,c   Dubé, Catherine ^a,b,c   Pontifex, Darlene ^a   McGregor, S Elizabeth ^a,c   Bridges, Ronald J ^a,b  

^a ALBERTA HEALTH SERVICES   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Benchmarking; Colonoscopy; Colorectal cancer; Patient satisfaction; Quality assurance; Quality indicators

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL CANCER; DATA BASE; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; GLOBAL RATING SCALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RATING SCALE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 80054733294     PISSN: 08357900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2011/608283     Document Type: Article

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