Assessing processes of care to promote timely initiation of antibiotic therapy for emergency department patients hospitalized for pneumonia

Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 509-518

  Rodriguez, Keri L ^a,b,c   Burkitt, Kelly H ^d   Sevick, Mary Ann ^c,d   Scott Obrosky, D ^c   Aspinall, Sherrie L ^c,d   Switzer, Galen ^c,d   Mor, Maria K ^d,e   Fine, Michael J ^d,f  

^a GERIATRIC RESEARCH EDUCATION AND CLINICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Department of Medicine   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^d VAPHS CHERP   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PNEUMONIA; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPITALS, VETERANS; HUMANS; NEW ENGLAND; PNEUMONIA; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 73349108480     PISSN: 15537250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1553-7250(09)35070-9     Document Type: Article

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