Automated versus manual audit in the emergency department

International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 671-678

  Doherty, Steven ^a   Davis, Lin ^b   Leschke, Paul ^c   Valpiani, Anna ^c   Whitely, Emma ^d   Yarnold, Della ^b   Stevens, Helen ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b HUNTER NEW ENGLAND HEALTH   (Australia)

^c Nambour Hospital   (Australia)

^d Tamworth Rural Referral Hospital   (Australia)

^e HUNTER NEW ENGLAND HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Accident and emergency; Auditing; Australia; Data analysis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BRONCHIOLITIS; CHILD; CLINICAL PATHWAY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROUP; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; GASTROENTERITIS; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; INFANT; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; AUSTRALIA; BRONCHIOLITIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; CROUP; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL INFORMATICS COMPUTING; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 54849410096     PISSN: 09526862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09526860810910140     Document Type: Article

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