Improving identification and documentation of pressure ulcers at an Urban academic hospital

Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 123-130

  Dahlstrom, Marcus ^a   Best, Thomas ^b   Baker, Christine ^b   Doeing, Diane ^c   Davis, Andrew ^c   Doty, Judith ^b   Arora, Vineet M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BED; DECUBITUS; DOCUMENTATION; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MALE; PILOT STUDY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REIMBURSEMENT; STANDARD; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

AGED; BEDDING AND LINENS; CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES (U.S.); DOCUMENTATION; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH, REIMBURSEMENT; MALE; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; PILOT PROJECTS; PRESSURE ULCER; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79952539963     PISSN: 15537250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1553-7250(11)37015-8     Document Type: Article

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