Using Theory and Evidence to Guide the Use of Educational Outreach to Improve Patient Care

American Journal of Medical Quality

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 467-471

  van Hoof, Thomas J ^a,b,c   Meehan, Thomas P ^b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c QUALIDIGM   (United States)

^d YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

academic detailing; continuing education; educational outreach; quality improvement

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; THEORETICAL MODEL; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT;

EID: 84870051209     PISSN: 10628606     EISSN: 1555824X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1062860612440719     Document Type: Article

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