Redesigning care to meet national recommendation of four or more yearly clinic visits in patients with cystic fibrosis

BMJ Quality and Safety

Volumn 23, Issue SUPPL1, 2014, Pages

  Berlinski, A ^a,b   Chambers, M J ^a   Willis, L ^a   Homa, K ^c   Com, G ^a,b  

^a Arkansas Children's Hospital   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^c DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; EARLY INTERVENTION; FAILURE TO THRIVE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; LUNG FIBROSIS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; ADOLESCENT; AMBULATORY CARE; CHILD; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; INCIDENCE; INTERVENTION STUDY; MALE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; AMBULATORY CARE; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT CARE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84896516877     PISSN: 20445415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2013-002345     Document Type: Article

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