Where did the day go? - A time-motion study of hospitalists

Journal of Hospital Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 323-328

  Tipping, Matthew D ^a   Forth, Victoria E ^a   O'Leary, Kevin J ^a   Malkenson, David M ^a   Magill, David B ^a   Englert, Kate ^a   Williams, Mark V ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hospitalists; Quality improvement; Time motion

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DEVICE; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL PHYSICIAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICARE; METHODOLOGY; MOTION; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; TASK PERFORMANCE; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TIME; TIME MOTION STUDY; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TRAVEL; UNITED STATES; WORKLOAD;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ADULT; CHICAGO; COMMUNICATION; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; FEMALE; HOSPITALISTS; HUMANS; MALE; OBSERVATION; PATIENT CARE; TIME AND MOTION STUDIES;

EID: 77956645999     PISSN: 15535592     EISSN: 15535606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jhm.790     Document Type: Article

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