Best Practices for Managing Surgical Services: The Role of Coordination

Health Care Management Review

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 72-81

  Young, Gary J ^a,b   Charns, Martin P ^c   Daley, Jennifer ^d,e   Forbes, Maureen G ^e   Henderson, William ^f   Khuri, Shukri F ^e,g  

^a Mgmt Decision and Research Center   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Vet Aff Hlth Serv R D Serv   (United States)

^d BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f Hines VA Cooperative Studies Program Coordinating Center   (United States)

^g BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication; Coordination; Quality of care; Surgical care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; QUALITY CONTROL; STANDARD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

BENCHMARKING; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALS, VETERANS; HUMANS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT CARE TEAM; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SURGERY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031228834     PISSN: 03616274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004010-199710000-00010     Document Type: Article

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