Audit of an inpatient liaison psychiatry consultation service

International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 278-288

  Lyne, John ^a   Hill, Michelle ^a   Burke, Patricia ^a   Ryan, Martina ^a  

^a ST VINCENT S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Benchmarking; Clinical audit; Continuous improvement; Evidence based practice; Hospital management; Quality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PSYCHIATRY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIME; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY, 500 AND OVER; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PSYCHIATRY; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 67649779232     PISSN: 09526862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09526860910953548     Document Type: Article

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