Discontinuity of care: Further thoughts on standardized processes [1]

Journal of Hospital Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 115-116

  Enfield, Kyle B ^a   Hoke, George ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; MORPHINE; PREDNISONE; SALBUTAMOL; STEROID;

ACCURACY; ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DYSPNEA; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HOSPITAL PHYSICIAN; HUMAN; LETTER; MEDICATION ERROR; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; STANDARDIZATION;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; PATIENT CARE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 34248373363     PISSN: 15535592     EISSN: 15535606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jhm.156     Document Type: Letter

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