Characterization of sign-out in pediatric acute care wards to inform process improvement

Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 1068-1072

  Sledd, Richard M D ^a   Bass, Ellen J ^a   Borowitz, Stephen M ^b   Waggoner Fountain, Linda A ^b  

^a University of Virginia   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PATIENT INFORMATION; PROCESS IMPROVEMENT;

HOSPITALS; INFORMATION ANALYSIS; PATIENT MONITORING;

PEDIATRICS;

EID: 44349151692     PISSN: 10711813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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