Prospective, blinded evaluation of accuracy of operative reports dictated by surgical residents

American Surgeon

Volumn 71, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 627-632

  Novitsky, Yuri W ^a   Sing, Ronald F ^a   Kercher, Kent W ^a   Griffo, Martha L ^a   Matthews, Brent D ^a   Heniford, B Todd ^a   Flynn, Michael B ^b   Reiling, Richard B ^b   Rhoads Jr , Jonathan E ^b   Field Jr , Richard J ^b   Korndorffer, James R ^b  

^a CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Carolinus Medical Center ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ANALYTICAL ERROR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVALUATION; HOSPITAL BILLING; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY CONTROL; REIMBURSEMENT; RESIDENT; REVIEW; SURGICAL TRAINING; ARTICLE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL RECORD; STANDARD; SURGERY;

CURRENT PROCEDURAL TERMINOLOGY; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EVALUATION STUDIES; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH, REIMBURSEMENT; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MEDICAL RECORDS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPECIALTIES, SURGICAL;

EID: 27744506549     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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