Applying a science-based method to improve perinatal care: The institute for healthcare improvement perinatal improvement community

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 124, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 810-814

  Bisognano, Maureen ^a   Cherouny, Peter H ^b   Gullo, Sue ^b  

^a INSTITUTE FOR HEALTHCARE IMPROVEMENT   (United States)

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

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; GYNECOLOGIST; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; OBSTETRICIAN; PERINATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; ADULT; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MANAGEMENT; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREGNANCY; PROBLEM BASED LEARNING; PROGRAM EVALUATION; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH PLANNING; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PERINATAL CARE; POLICY MAKING; PREGNANCY; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84925226187     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: 1873233X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000000474     Document Type: Article

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