Increasing Clinical Prevention Efforts in a Family Practice Residency Program Through CQI Methods
The Joint Commission Journal on Quality ImprovementPublished 1 July 1997
Loren Leshan, M Fitzsimmons, Anne Marbella, Mark S. Gottlieb
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Providing educational sessions on prevention, permitting residents to select the areas of prevention on which to focus, and giving feedback on resident and staff performance through ongoing, nonpunitive monitoring resulted in increased provision of clinical prevention services in a family practice residency training center.
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Providing educational sessions on prevention, permitting residents to select the areas of prevention on which to focus, and giving feedback on resident and staff performance through ongoing, nonpunitive monitoring resulted in increased provision of clinical prevention services in a family practice residency training center.
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