Integrating Quality Improvement Into Continuing Medical Education Activities Within a Community Hospital System

American Journal of Medical Quality

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 238-242

  Eiser, Arnold R ^a,b   McNamee, William B ^a,b   Miller, Jean Yodis ^a  

^a Mercy Health System   (United States)

^b DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

continuing medical education; health care systems; patient safety; quality improvement

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878056311     PISSN: 10628606     EISSN: 1555824X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1062860612458825     Document Type: Article

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