Implementing a systems-oriented morbidity and mortality conference in remote rural Nepal for quality improvement

BMJ Quality and Safety

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1082-1088

  Schwarz, Dan ^a,b,c   Schwarz, Ryan ^a,d,e   Gauchan, Bikash ^a   Andrews, Jason ^a,f   Sharma, Ranju ^a   Karelas, Gregory ^a   Rajbhandari, Ruma ^a,d   Acharya, Bibhav ^a,g   Mate, Kedar ^d,h,i   Bista, Amir ^a   Bista, Megha Giri ^a   Sox, Colin ^j   Maru, Duncan Smith Rohrberg ^a,d,e,j  

^a Nyaya Health Bayalpata Hospital   (Nepal)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^h INSTITUTE FOR HEALTHCARE IMPROVEMENT   (United States)

ⁱ WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^j BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTEPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; ARTICLE; BOTULISM; CHILD; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTOXICATION; LABORATORY; MALE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL STAFF; MEDICINE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NEPAL; NURSE; PATIENT CARE; PERSONNEL; PNEUMONIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROFESSIONALISM; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RADIOLOGY; RETAINED PLACENTA; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL STATUS; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; TELECOMMUNICATION; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAINING; TUBERCULOSIS; WORKFLOW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORBIDITY; NEPAL; PEER REVIEW; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; RURAL POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 82655173835     PISSN: 20445415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2011-000273     Document Type: Article

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