ProvenCare: quality improvement model for designing highly reliable care in cardiac surgery.

S. A. Berry; M. C. Doll; K. E. McKinley; A. S. Casale; A. Bothe

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ProvenCare: quality improvement model for designing highly reliable care in cardiac surgery.

October 28, 2009

Berry SA, Doll MC, McKinley KE, et al. Qual Saf Health Care. 2009;18(5):360-8.

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This study describes the use of a continuous quality improvement intervention with a rigorous data analysis and feedback component to improve the quality of care provided to patients undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery.

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