Residents contributing to inpatient quality: Blending learning and improvement

Journal of Hospital Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 148-153

  Smith, Kristofer L ^a   Ashburn, Sarah ^b   Rule, Erin ^a   Jervis, Ramiro ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESIDENT; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

HUMANS; INPATIENTS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; LEARNING; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS;

EID: 84856644461     PISSN: 15535592     EISSN: 15535606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jhm.945     Document Type: Article

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