Redesigning geriatric healthcare: How cross-functional teams and process improvement provide a competitive advantage

Health Marketing Quarterly

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 33-48

  Andrews, Barbara Carrick ^a   Kaye, Judy ^b   Bowcutt, Marilyn ^c   Campbell, Joseph ^a  

^a AUGUSTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c University Hospital Augusta   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross functional teams; Geriatric healthcare; Quality of life; Subacute care

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC NURSING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NON PROFIT HOSPITAL; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; STANDARD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GEORGIA; GERIATRIC NURSING; HOSPITAL RESTRUCTURING; HOSPITAL UNITS; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HOSPITALS, VOLUNTARY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT CARE TEAM; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESEARCH DESIGN; SUBACUTE CARE;

EID: 0035749408     PISSN: 07359683     EISSN: 15450864     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J026v19n02_04     Document Type: Article

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