Automatic referral to cardiac rehabilitation

Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 474-479

  Fischer, Jane P ^a,b  

^a SARASOTA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Automatic referral; Cardiac rehabilitation; Performance measure A 1

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COST OF ILLNESS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICARE; METHODOLOGY; NURSE ATTITUDE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

BENCHMARKING; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COST OF ILLNESS; ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MEDICAL ORDER ENTRY SYSTEMS; MEDICAL RECORDS; MEDICARE; NURSE'S ROLE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 58149328966     PISSN: 08894655     EISSN: 15505049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.JCN.0000317460.48639.87     Document Type: Article

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