Influencing physician behavior with CQI: a case study.
Health care reform will require unprecedented levels of cooperation among physicians, health care administrators, and other providers in order to ensure high-quality, affordable care for all. At the University of Massachusetts Medical Center, CQI techniques helped engage physicians in an effort to substantially alter ordering patterns to cut costs and achieve quality goals.
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