Organizational characteristics and the quality of surgical care

Current Opinion in Critical Care

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 345-348

  Dimick, Justin B ^a,b  

^a VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Organization; Outcomes; Quality; Structure; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PATIENT CARE; SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CRITICAL CARE; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HUMANS; MEDICAL ORDER ENTRY SYSTEMS; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; PERIOPERATIVE NURSING; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PHARMACY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SURGERY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 24344471788     PISSN: 10705295     EISSN: 15317072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ccx.0000170504.53657.01     Document Type: Article

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