Association of a clinical knowledge support system with improved patient safety, reduced complications and shorter length of stay among Medicare beneficiaries in acute care hospitals in the United States

International Journal of Medical Informatics

Volumn 77, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 745-753

  Bonis, Peter A ^a   Pickens, Gary T ^c   Rind, David M ^b   Foster, David A ^c  

^a TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c Thomson Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Delivery of health care; Educational technology; Health care; Health services research; Quality assurance

Indexed keywords

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; QUALITY ASSURANCE;

HOSPITALS;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; EMERGENCY CARE; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; KNOWLEDGE; LENGTH OF STAY; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICARE; MORTALITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; ONLINE SYSTEM; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TEACHING; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INFORMATION SERVICES; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INTERNET; KNOWLEDGE; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICARE; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PERSONAL HEALTH SERVICES; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 51249096277     PISSN: 13865056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2008.04.002     Document Type: Article

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