Measuring and improving quality in radiology: Meeting the challenge with informatics

Radiographics

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1511-1527

  Rubin, Daniel L ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MOTIVATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RADIOLOGY; REVIEW; STANDARD;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICATION; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; MEDICAL INFORMATICS APPLICATIONS; MOTIVATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RADIOLOGY;

EID: 84857419123     PISSN: 02715333     EISSN: 15271323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/rg.316105207     Document Type: Article

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