From Adversary to Partner: Have Quality Improvement Organizations Made the Transition?
Bradley EH, Carlson MD, Gallo WT, Scinto J, Campbell MK, Krumholz HM. From Adversary to Partner: Have Quality Improvement Organizations Made the Transition? Health Services Research 2005, 40: 459-476. PMID: 15762902, PMCID: PMC1361151, DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2005.0y368.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAttitude of Health PersonnelBenchmarkingCenters for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.Cross-Sectional StudiesHealth PromotionHospital AdministratorsHospitalsHumansMyocardial InfarctionOrganizational InnovationPhysician ExecutivesProfessional Review OrganizationsQuality Indicators, Health CareTotal Quality ManagementUnited StatesConceptsQuality Improvement OrganizationQuality of careAcute myocardial infarctionImprovement organizationsPeer review organizationsMyocardial infarctionHospital performance dataTarget physiciansNational random sampleSpecific interventionsHospitalHospital administrationQuality improvement directorsInterventionCareReview organizationsPhysiciansRandom sampleAdministrationOne-quarterManagement directorsInfarctionEducational materialsPatientsRespondents