Implementation and evaluation of an alphanumeric paging system on a resident inpatient teaching service

Journal of Hospital Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 8, 2009, Pages

  Wong, B M ^a,c   Quan, S ^d   Shadowitz, S ^a,c   Etchells, E ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alphanumeric paging; Communication; Telecommunications

Indexed keywords

ALPHANUMERIC PAGING SYSTEM; ARTICLE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL PATIENT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENT; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TELECOMMUNICATION; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVALUATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MEDICAL STAFF; METHODOLOGY; STANDARD; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL;

EID: 70449724674     PISSN: 15535592     EISSN: 15535606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jhm.488     Document Type: Article

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