The use of benchmarking to identify top performing critical care units: A preliminary assessment of their policies and practices

Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 76-86

  Zimmerman, Jack E ^a   Alzola, Carlos ^b   Von Rueden, Kathryn T ^b  

^a Anesth and Critical Care Medicine   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MORTALITY; NURSE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT MONITORING; POLICY; QUALITY CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SURVIVAL;

EID: 0037635418     PISSN: 08839441     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jcrc.2003.50005     Document Type: Article

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