Surgeon information transfer and communication: Factors affecting quality and efficiency of inpatient care

Annals of Surgery

Volumn 245, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 159-169

  Williams, Reed G ^a   Silverman, Ross ^a   Schwind, Cathy ^a   Fortune, John B ^b   Sutyak, John ^a   Horvath, Karen D ^c   Van Eaton, Erik G ^c   Azzie, Georges ^d   Potts III, John R ^e   Boehler, Margaret ^a   Dunnington, Gary L ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNICATION PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENERAL SURGERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NURSE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENT; SURGEON; THERAPY DELAY;

COMMUNITY NETWORKS; HOSPITALS, SPECIAL; HUMANS; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; INPATIENTS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SURGERY;

EID: 33846444353     PISSN: 00034932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.sla.0000242709.28760.56     Document Type: Article

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