Transforming administrative data into real-time information in the Department of Surgery

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 399-404

  Beaulieu, Peter A ^a,b   Higgins, John H ^a,b   Dacey, Lawrence J ^a,b   Nugent, William C ^a,b   Defoe, Gordon R ^a,b   Likosky, Donald S ^a,b  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH POLICY AND CLINICAL PRACTICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; INFORMATION SYSTEM; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REGISTER; UNITED STATES;

EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; NEW HAMPSHIRE; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGISTRIES; SURGERY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL;

EID: 78249268805     PISSN: 14753898     EISSN: 14753901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qshc.2009.034264     Document Type: Article

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