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Validity and Usefulness of Members Reports of Implementation Progress in a Quality Improvement Initiative
Findings from the Team Check-Up Tool (TCT)
- In: Implementation Science
- By: Chan KS, Hsu YJ, Lubomski LH, and Marsteller JA
- Publisher: BioMed Central
- Published: 10/3/2011
Team-based interventions can be effective for improving health care quality in a number of settings and populations, for example, reducing blood infections in intensive care unit (ICU) patients, reducing hospital stays for stroke patients and improving
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