A quality improvement intervention to increase access to pediatric subspecialty practice

Pediatrics

Volumn 131, Issue 2, 2013, Pages

  Heptulla, Rubina A ^a   Choi, Steven J ^a,b   Belamarich, Peter F ^a,c  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Division of Pediatric Cardiology   (United States)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT MONTEFIORE   (United States)

Author keywords

Health care provider service; Hospital performance; Office practice; Quality improvement; Workforce

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; ENDOCRINOLOGY; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEACHING HOSPITAL; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA;

EID: 84873459908     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2012-1463     Document Type: Article

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