The Effect of a Resident-Led Quality Improvement Project on Improving Communication Between Hospital-Based and Outpatient Physicians

American Journal of Medical Quality

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 472-479

  Kalanithi, Lucy ^a   Coffey, Charles E ^b   Mourad, Michelle ^c   Vidyarthi, Arpana R ^d   Hollander, Harry ^c   Ranji, Sumant R ^c  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d DUKE NUS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

care transitions; quality improvement; residency training

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARE TRANSITIONS; DOCUMENTATION; EVALUATION STUDY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERNAL MEDICINE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEADERSHIP; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUBLIC RELATIONS; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

CARE TRANSITIONS; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; RESIDENCY TRAINING;

COMMUNICATION; DOCUMENTATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INTERNAL MEDICINE; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; LEADERSHIP; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PHYSICIANS, PRIMARY CARE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; SAN FRANCISCO;

EID: 84887594283     PISSN: 10628606     EISSN: 1555824X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1062860613478976     Document Type: Article

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