Deintensification of routine medical services the next frontier for improving care quality

JAMA Internal Medicine

Volumn 176, Issue 7, 2016, Pages 978-980

  Kerr, Eve A ^a   Hofer, Timothy P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN A1C;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DIABETIC PATIENT; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; MEDICAL SERVICE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NOTE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

HUMANS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84979034712     PISSN: 21686106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.2292     Document Type: Note

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