A multicenter prospective comparative effectiveness study of the effect of physician certification and center accreditation on patient-centered outcomes in obstructive sleep apnea

Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 243-249

  Parthasarathy, Sairam ^a,b   Subramanian, Shyam ^c   Quan, Stuart F ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Mercy Hospital   (United States)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Continuous positive airway pressure; Obstructive sleep apnea; Patient satisfaction; Professional competence; Sleep

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APNEA HYPOPNEA INDEX; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CERTIFICATION; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICARE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING; ACCREDITATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; SLEEP MEDICINE; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACCREDITATION; CERTIFICATION; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS RESEARCH; CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PHYSICIANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; SLEEP MEDICINE SPECIALTY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84897144719     PISSN: 15509389     EISSN: 15509397     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.3518     Document Type: Article

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