title: How to Use Quality Improvement Tools in Clinical Practice: A Primer for Nephrologists.
authors.affiliation: Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Christopher T
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.affiliation: Division of Nephrology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California.
authors.forename: Glenn M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Chertow
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, Humber River Regional Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; and.
authors.forename: Gihad
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Nesrallah
authors.affiliation: Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Chaim M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Bell
mesh_terms: D019033:Delivery of Health Care, Integrated / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D009398:Nephrology / Q000592:standards*; D017064:Process Assessment, Health Care / Q000592:standards*; D058996:Quality Improvement / Q000592:standards*; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care / Q000592:standards*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014481:United States
keywords: health care; primary health care; primer; quality assurance; quality improvement; tools