Patient-perceived usefulness of an emergency medical card and a continuity-of-care report in enhancing the quality of care

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 60-67

  Olola, C H O ^a   Narus, S ^a   Poynton, M ^a,b   Nebeker, J ^c   Hales, J ^a,d   Rowan, B ^d   Smith, M ^d   Evans, R S ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d INTERMOUNTAIN HEALTHCARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Continuity of patient care; Data quality; Emergency medical card; Emergency medical services; Evaluation studies; Patient satisfaction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78751694241     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: 14643677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzq073     Document Type: Article

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