Evaluating a Quality Improvement Program for Cervical Cancer Screening at an Urban Safety Net Clinic

Health Promotion Practice

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 631-641

  Hills, Robin L ^a   Kulbok, Pamela A ^a   Clark, Myra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

cervical cancer; health disparities; health promotion; implementation strategies; quality improvement; systems change; women s health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; EVALUATION STUDY; FACTUAL DATABASE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MIDDLE AGED; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REMINDER SYSTEM; SAFETY NET HOSPITAL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; URBAN POPULATION; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VIRGINIA; WOMEN'S HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MIDDLE AGED; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; REMINDER SYSTEMS; SAFETY-NET PROVIDERS; URBAN POPULATION; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VIRGINIA; WOMEN'S HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84939226880     PISSN: 15248399     EISSN: 15526372     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1524839915587269     Document Type: Article

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