1. Are Quality Improvement Messages Registering?
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Halm, Ethan A. and Siu, Albert L.
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MEDICAL care ,QUALITY control ,PHYSICIANS ,HOSPITALS ,MEDICAL personnel ,HEALTH facilities - Abstract
This article focuses on quality improvement in medical care in the U.S. Efforts, particularly in the last decade or so that have been undertaken to improve the quality and efficiency of medical care. Changing the behavior of physicians and other health care workers is at the crux of many of these efforts. Clinical pathways and computerized decision support have been advocated to improve adherence with practice guidelines, and Quality Improvement Organizations have been charged with assisting providers in quality improvement activities. Clinical pathways, structured care plans that note the essential elements of care by hospital day, have been widely used by hospitals in efforts to improve the quality and efficiency of care.
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- 2005
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