HIV Quality of Care Assessment at an Academic Hospital: Outcomes and Lessons Learned

American Journal of Medical Quality

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 321-328

  Kerr, Christine A ^a   Neeman, Naama ^b   Davis, Roger B ^c,d   Schulze, Joanne ^c,d   Libman, Howard ^c,d   Markson, Larry ^c   Aronson, Mark ^c,d   Bell, Sigall K ^c,d  

^a Hudson River Health Care   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

guidelines; HIV; primary care; quality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; FACTUAL DATABASE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HOSPITAL PHARMACY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; STANDARD; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; PHARMACY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84863195204     PISSN: 10628606     EISSN: 1555824X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1062860611425714     Document Type: Article

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