Using Real-Time Clinical Decision Support to Improve Performance on Perioperative Quality and Process Measures

Anesthesiology Clinics

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 57-69

  Chau, Anthony ^a   Ehrenfeld, Jesse M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

AIMS; Clinical decision support; OR; Perioperative quality; Real time data

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ALGORITHM; ANESTHESIA INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM; AUTOMATION; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; MONITOR; OPERATING ROOM; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RELIABILITY; REVIEW;

ANESTHESIA; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DATA COLLECTION; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PERIOPERATIVE CARE; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 79551557201     PISSN: 19322275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anclin.2010.11.002     Document Type: Review

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