Can outcome prediction data change patient outcomes and organizational outcomes?

Current Opinion in Critical Care

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 513-519

  Rothen, Hans Ulrich ^a   Takala, Jukka ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Benchmarking; Outcome indicators; Process indicators; Quality management; Severity scores

Indexed keywords

CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DATA ANALYSIS; HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTCOME VARIABLE; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PREDICTION; REVIEW; THEORETICAL MODEL; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

BENCHMARKING; CRITICAL CARE; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 55349126102     PISSN: 10705295     EISSN: 15317072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MCC.0b013e32830864e9     Document Type: Review

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