Improving appropriate use of echocardiography and single-photon emission computed tomographic myocardial perfusion imaging: A continuous quality improvement initiative

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 749-757

  Johnson, Thomas V ^a   Rose, Geoffrey A ^a   Fenner, Deborah J ^a   Rozario, Nigel L ^b  

^a Sanger Heart and Vascular Institute   (United States)

^b LEVINE CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Appropriate use; Cardiac imaging; Continuous quality improvement

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FOLLOW UP; HEART PERFUSION; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL ORDER; OUTPATIENT; PEER REVIEW; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ADULT; AGED; CARDIOLOGY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL PERFUSION IMAGING; PROCEDURES; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION;

ADULT; AGED; CARDIOLOGY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL PERFUSION IMAGING; NORTH CAROLINA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED, SINGLE-PHOTON;

EID: 84903180489     PISSN: 08947317     EISSN: 10976795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2014.03.002     Document Type: Article

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