Implementing a graduate medical education campaign to reduce or eliminate potentially wasteful tests or procedures

JAMA Internal Medicine

Volumn 174, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 1693-

  McMillan, Julia A ^a   Ziegelstein, Roy C ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST CONTROL; EDUCATION PROGRAM; LETTER; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL SOCIETY; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; HUMAN; INTERNAL MEDICINE; STANDARDS; TRENDS; UNITED STATES; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURE;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; HUMANS; INTERNAL MEDICINE; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; UNITED STATES; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES;

EID: 84907980072     PISSN: 21686106     EISSN: 21686114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2014.3472     Document Type: Letter

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