Improving efficiency and patient satisfaction in a tertiary teaching hospital preoperative clinic

Anesthesiology

Volumn 112, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 66-72

  Harnett, Miriam J P ^a   Correll, Darin J ^a   Hurwitz, Shelley ^a   Bader, Angela M ^a   Hepner, David L ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSISTANT; MEDICAL STAFF; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SKILL; TEACHING HOSPITAL; ADOLESCENT; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE PRACTITIONER; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PREOPERATIVE CARE; STANDARD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREOPERATIVE CARE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 74049106943     PISSN: 00033022     EISSN: 15281175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181c617cb     Document Type: Article

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