Bridging the gap: Leveraging business intelligence tools in support of patient safety and financial effectiveness

Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 136-143

  Ferranti, Jeffrey M ^a,b   Langman, Matthew K ^c   Tanaka, David ^a   McCall, Jonathan ^a   Ahmad, Asif ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DRUG COST; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOSPITAL BILLING; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INFLUENZA A (H1N1); INFLUENZA VACCINATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INTELLIGENCE; INTERNET; INVESTMENT; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT; COMPUTER INTERFACE; COST CONTROL; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ECONOMICS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

COST CONTROL; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, MANAGEMENT; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HUMANS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; MEDICATION SYSTEMS; NORTH CAROLINA; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; RISK MANAGEMENT; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 77953144813     PISSN: 10675027     EISSN: 1527974X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jamia.2009.002220     Document Type: Article

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