Standardizing sliding scale insulin orders

American Journal of Medical Quality

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 175-178

  Rafoth, Richard J ^a  

^a Providence Everett Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Care; Cost; Decrease; Diabetes; Orders; Practice; Standardize; Standing; Type II

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; INSULIN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COST; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; MEDICAL STAFF; MEDICATION ERROR; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STANDARD; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

BLOOD GLUCOSE; BODY WEIGHT; COST CONTROL; COST SAVINGS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY, 100 TO 299; HUMANS; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INSULIN; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; MEDICATION ERRORS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; WASHINGTON;

EID: 0036726164     PISSN: 10628606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/106286060201700503     Document Type: Article

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