Quality improvement of nurse-led aftercare to outpatients with coronary heart disease: Report of a case study

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 286-292

  Voogdt Pruis, Helene R ^a,b   Vrijhoef, Hubertus J M ^c   Beusmans, George H M I ^a   Gorgels, Anton P M ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Dutch Institute for Healthcare Improvement CBO   (Netherlands)

^c TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular prevention; Myocardial ischemia; Nurses; Quality assurance; Quality indicators

Indexed keywords

AFTERCARE; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CASE MANAGER; CASE STUDY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COOPERATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NURSE; OUTPATIENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; RISK MANAGEMENT; SECONDARY PREVENTION; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

AFTERCARE; CORONARY DISEASE; HUMANS; NURSING CARE; OUTPATIENTS; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84861567498     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: 14643677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzs002     Document Type: Article

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