A comparison of two-way text versus conventional paging systems in an academic ophthalmology department

Journal of Medical Systems

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 677-684

  Ighani, Farshid ^a   Kapoor, Kapil G ^a   Gibran, Syed K ^a   Davis, Garvin H ^a   Prager, Thomas C ^b   Chuang, Alice Z ^b   Godley, Bernard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic; Alphanumeric; Call back; Clinic; Communication; Efficiency; Interruptions; Pager; Prioritization; Structured; Time saver; Two way text; Unstructured

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNICATION AID; COMMUNICATION PROTOCOL; COMMUNICATION SOFTWARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; OPHTHALMOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MANPOWER; MEDICAL STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; WORKFLOW;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; HOSPITAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENTS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; OPHTHALMOLOGY; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; WORKFLOW;

EID: 77956061032     PISSN: 01485598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10916-009-9281-x     Document Type: Article

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