Q-Probes studies in anatomic pathology: Quality improvement through targeted benchmarking

Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 138, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1156-1166

  Tworek, Joseph A ^a   Volmar, Keith E ^b   McCall, Shannon J ^c   Bashleben, Christine P ^d   Howanitz, Peter J ^e  

^a ST JOSEPH MERCY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Rex Healthcare   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d North Carolina   (United States)

^e SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOPSY; HISTORY; HUMAN; LABORATORY; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PATHOLOGY; QUALITY CONTROL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARDS; UNITED STATES;

AUTOPSY; BENCHMARKING; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; LABORATORIES; PATHOLOGY, CLINICAL; PATHOLOGY, SURGICAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84907202707     PISSN: 00039985     EISSN: 15432165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5858/arpa.2014-0149-OA     Document Type: Article

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