Does rigorous quality process reporting guarantee superior-quality health care?

JAMA

Volumn 310, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 316-317

  Seabrook, Gary R ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFAZOLIN; CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE; QUINOLINE; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ASEPSIS; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLORECTAL SURGERY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISINFECTION; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; MEDICAL AUDIT; NOTE; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REIMBURSEMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN INCISION; SURGICAL INFECTION; TIME; VASCULAR SURGERY;

EID: 84880308948     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2013.7131     Document Type: Note

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