Effect of clinician designation on emergency department fast track performance

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 838-842

  Considine, Julie ^a   Kropman, Matthew ^b   Stergiou, Helen E ^b  

^a NORTHERN HEALTH   (Australia)

^b NORTHERN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; NURSE PRACTITIONER; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENT; TIME;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL AUDIT; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY NURSING; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL STAFF; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TIME-TO-TREATMENT; TRIAGE;

EID: 78449258256     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: 14720213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2009.083113     Document Type: Article

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