Task Manager: An innovative approach to improving hospital communication after hours

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 123, Issue 1324, 2010, Pages 57-66

  Seddon, Mary E ^a   Hay, David ^b  

^a Quality Improvement Unit   (New Zealand)

^b HealthAlliance   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNICATION SOFTWARE; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; NEW ZEALAND; NURSE; PHYSICIAN; TASK PERFORMANCE; WIRELESS COMMUNICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER NETWORK; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT;

AFTER-HOURS CARE; COMMUNICATION; COMPUTER COMMUNICATION NETWORKS; HOSPITAL RECORDS; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 77958069001     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11758716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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