The development of indicators to measure the quality of clinical care in emergency departments following a Modified-Delphi approach

Academic Emergency Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1131-1139

  Lindsay, Patrice ^a   Schull, Michael ^b   Bronskill, Susan ^b   Anderson, Geoffrey ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Clinical; Definition; Emergency department; Indicators; Measurement; Outcomes

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; PREDNISONE;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ANKLE INJURY; ASTHMA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; FOOT INJURY; HEAD INJURY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LUNG EMBOLISM; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX PAIN; VALIDATION PROCESS;

CONSENSUS; DELPHI TECHNIQUE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; REVIEW LITERATURE;

EID: 0036843317     PISSN: 10696563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1197/aemj.9.11.1131     Document Type: Article

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