ICUs: From performance appraisal to executive dashboard?

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1313-1315

  Alberti, Corinne ^a   Durand Zaleski, Isabelle ^b  

^a HÔPITAL ROBERT DEBRÉ   (France)

^b HENRI MONDOR HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DATA BASE; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICINE; PERFORMANCE; PHYSICIAN;

EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; FRANCE; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 34547112273     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-007-0697-9     Document Type: Editorial

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