| dc.contributor |
Wichita State University. Department of Public Health Sciences |
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| dc.contributor.author |
Lescoe-Long, Mary A. |
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| dc.contributor.author |
Long, Michael J. |
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| dc.date.accessioned |
2012-03-07T17:40:11Z |
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| dc.date.available |
2012-03-07T17:40:11Z |
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| dc.date.issued |
1999-09 |
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| dc.identifier |
10557861 |
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| dc.identifier |
7805992 |
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| dc.identifier.citation |
Evaluation & the health professions. 1999 Sep; 22(3): 298-324. |
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| dc.identifier.issn |
0163-2787 |
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| dc.identifier.uri |
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/01632789922034329 |
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| dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/10057/4756 |
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| dc.description |
Click on the DOI link below to access the article (may not be free). |
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| dc.description.abstract |
This study examines the utility of systematically accounting for acceptable physician variations in guideline application. The results argue against assuming that even seemingly noncontentious guideline protocol offer a threshold of variation similar to conventional Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) assessment standards. Findings also suggest that health service organizations can derive greater benefits from expending the resources necessary to standardize guidelines if compliance with both the medical review criteria, and the guidelines as originally constructed, is monitored as part of the evaluation activity. |
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| dc.format.extent |
298-324 |
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| dc.language.iso |
eng |
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| dc.publisher |
Sage Publications |
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| dc.relation.ispartofseries |
Evaluation & The Health Professions |
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| dc.relation.ispartofseries |
Eval Health Prof |
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| dc.source |
NLM |
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| dc.subject.mesh |
Acute Disease |
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| dc.subject.mesh |
Attitude of Health Personnel |
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| dc.subject.mesh |
Canada |
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| dc.subject.mesh |
Clinical Medicine/methods |
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| dc.subject.mesh |
Evaluation Studies as Topic |
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| dc.subject.mesh |
Evidence-Based Medicine |
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| dc.subject.mesh |
Health Services Research |
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| dc.subject.mesh |
Humans |
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| dc.subject.mesh |
Medical Audit |
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| dc.subject.mesh |
Myocardial Infarction/drug therapy |
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| dc.subject.mesh |
Physician's Practice Patterns/standards |
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| dc.subject.mesh |
Practice Guidelines as Topic |
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| dc.subject.mesh |
Total Quality Management/standards |
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| dc.title |
Defining the utility of clinically acceptable variations in evidence-based practice guidelines for evaluation of quality improvement activities |
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| dc.type |
Article |
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| dc.coverage.spacial |
United States |
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| dc.description.version |
peer reviewed |
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| dc.rights.holder |
Copyright © 1999 Sage Publications |
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