Management by Outcomes: Efficiency and Operational Success in the Ambulatory Surgery Center

Anesthesiology Clinics

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 329-351

  Merrill, Douglas G ^a   Laur, John J ^b  

^a DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambulatory surgery center; Clinical outcome; Quality of care; Systems improvement

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; AMBULATORY SURGERY; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; REVIEW; SELF REPORT; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TREND STUDY;

AMBULATORY CARE; AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HUMANS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 77952167694     PISSN: 19322275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anclin.2010.02.012     Document Type: Review

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