Incorporating metrics of surgical proficiency into credentialing and privileging pathways

JAMA Surgery

Volumn 152, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 494-495

  Tam, Vernissia ^a   Zeh, Herbert J ^a   Hogg, Melissa E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; HUMAN; METRIC SYSTEM; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; ROBOT ASSISTED SURGERY; SURGERY; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; GENERAL SURGERY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STANDARDS; SURGEON; UNITED STATES;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CREDENTIALING; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMANS; METRIC SYSTEM; SURGEONS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85019964364     PISSN: 21686254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2017.0025     Document Type: Note

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