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Steven Asch

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  • Quality indicator set for systemic sclerosis.

    Khanna D, Kowal-Bielecka O, Khanna PP, Lapinska A, Asch SM, Wenger N, Brown KK, Clements PJ, Getzug T, Mayes MD, Medsger TA, Oudiz R, Simms R, Steen V, Maranian P, Furst DE. Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2011 Mar-Apr; 29 (2 Suppl 65): S33-9

    Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is associated with a marked economic burden, high treatment costs and decreased productivity. Although treatment strategies for SSc can have a substantial effect on patients' outcomes, it is not known whether patients with SSc consistently receive such care. Evaluation of process-of-care quality requires specification of quality indicators (QIs), clinically detailed statements of the eligible patients and the care they should receive to achieve a minimal level of quality of care. Our objective was to develop QIs for patients with SSc.

    PubMedID: 21586216

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