More quality bang for your healthcare buck

Journal of Nursing Care Quality

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 174-181

  Dlugacz, Yosef D ^a   Stier, Lori ^a  

^a N Shore Long Isl Jewish Hlth S ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

APACHE; CareMaps; Intensive care unit; Length of stay; Pressure ulcers; Quality improvement; Quality management; Resource utilization

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL COST; INTENSIVE CARE; SKIN CARE;

EID: 17144428876     PISSN: 10573631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001786-200504000-00014     Document Type: Article

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