Learning from practice variation to improve the quality of care

Clinical Medicine, Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of London

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 19-23

  Tomson, Charles R V ^a   Van Der Veer, Sabine N ^b  

^a SOUTHMEAD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIET RESTRICTION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; SMOKING CESSATION; SYSTOLIC DYSFUNCTION; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; REVIEW;

HEALTH PLANNING; HUMANS; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; PATIENT CARE TEAM; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84884509353     PISSN: 14702118     EISSN: 14734893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7861/clinmedicine.13-1-19     Document Type: Article

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