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Institution: STANFORD Univ Med Center  | My Account | E-mail Alerts | Access Rights | Sign In Vol. 2 No. 11, November 1993   Archives  •  Online Features Original Contributions  This Article  • Abstract  • Full text PDF  • Send to a friend  • Save in My Folder  • Save to citation manager  • Permissions  Citing Articles  • Citation map  • Citing articles on HighWire  • Contact me when this article is cited  Related Content  • Similar articles in this journal Using Reminder Systems to Improve Papanicolaou Test Follow-up An Example of Continuous Quality Improvement Gayleen M. Eilers, MD; Todd K. Swanson, MD Arch Fam Med. 1993;2(11):1136-1140. References Article references have been provided for searching and linking. Additional reference information may be available in the article PDF. 1. Ramsey C. Ambulatory quality management. Arch Fam Med. 1993;2:368. FREE FULL TEXT 2. Kibbe D, Bentz E, McLaughlin C. Continuous quality improvement for continuity of care. J Fam Pract. 1993;36:304-308. PUBMED 3. Kritchevsky S, Simmons B. Continuous quality improvement concepts and applications for physician care. JAMA. 1991;266:1817-1823. FREE FULL TEXT 4. Berwick D. Continuous improvement as an ideal in health care. N Engl J Med. 1989;320:53-56. PUBMED 5. Paskett ED, White E, Carter WB, Chu J. Improving follow-up after an abnormal PAP smear: a randomized controlled trial. Prev Med. 1990;19:630-641. PUBMED 6. Estrin HM. Classification, management, and tracking of abnormal Papanicolau smears. J Am Coll Health. 1989;37:283-287. PUBMED 7. Haran D, Hobbs P, Pendleton LL, Elkind A, Eardley A, Spencer B. A computer-managed call and recall system for cervical screening. Public Health. 1986;100:105-115. PUBMED 8. Michielutte R, Diseker RA, Young LD, May WJ. Noncompliance in screening follow-up among family planning clinic patients with cervical dysplasia. Prev Med. 1985;14:248-258. PUBMED 9. Ridsdale LL. Cervical screening in general practice: call and recall. J R Coll Gen Pract Ocass Pap. 1987;37:257-259. 10. Sansom CD, Maclnerney J, Oliver V, Wakefield J, Yule R. Recall of women in a cervical cytology screening programme. Br J Prev Soc Med. 1975;29:131-134. PUBMED 11. McDowell I, Newell C, Rosser W. Computerized reminders to encourage cervical screening in family practice. J Fam Pract. 1989;28:420-424. PUBMED 12. Davidson RA, Fletcher SW, Retchin S, Duh S. A nurse-initiated reminder system for the periodic health examination. Arch Intern Med. 1984;144:2167-2170. FREE FULL TEXT 13. Ornstein SM, Garr DR, Jenkins RG, Rust PF, Arnon A. Computer-generated physician and patient reminders: tools to improve population adherence to selected preventive services. J Fam Pract. 1991;32:82-89. PUBMED 14. McEachern JE, Makens PK, Buchanan ED, Schiff L. Quality-improvement: an imperative for medical care. J Occup Med. 1993;33:364-371. 15. Scholtes P. The basics of quality improvement. In: Scholtes P, ed. The Team Handbook. Madison, Wis: Joiner Associates Inc; 1988;chap 2. 16. Blumenthal D. Total quality management and physicians' clinical decisions. JAMA. 1993:269;2775-2778. FREE FULL TEXT 17. Reeves CA, Bednar DA. What prevents TQM implementation in health care organizations? Qual Prog. April 1993:41-44.