Patterns of coordination and clinical outcomes: A study of surgical services

Health Services Research

Volumn 33, Issue 5 I, 1998, Pages 1211-1236

  Young, Gary J ^a   Charns, Martin P ^a   Desai, Kamal ^a   Khuri, Shukri F ^a   Forbes, Maureen G ^a   Henderson, William ^a   Daley, Jennifer ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Coordination; Outcomes; Quality of care; Surgical care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TEAMWORK;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEEDBACK; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALS, VETERANS; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT CARE TEAM; QUESTIONNAIRES; SURGERY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS;

EID: 0032414417     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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