Structured operative reporting: a randomized trial using dictation templates to improve operative reporting

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 199, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 846-850

  Gillman, Lawrence M ^a   Vergis, Ashley ^a   Park, Jason ^a,b   Minor, Sam ^c   Taylor, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dictated operative report; Documentation; Quality assurance; Surgical education

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RECORD; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; STANDARDIZATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VALIDATION PROCESS; VIDEORECORDING;

CURRENT PROCEDURAL TERMINOLOGY; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MANITOBA; MEDICAL RECORDS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY CONTROL; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 77953664975     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2009.06.030     Document Type: Article

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