Benchmarking glucose results through automation: The 2009 remote automated laboratory system report

Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1507-1513

  Anderson, Marcy ^a   Zito, Denise ^a   Kongable, Gail ^b  

^a Medical Automation Systems   (United States)

^b Epsilon Group   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood glucose; Hospital; Hyperglycemia; Hypoglycemia; ICU

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ARTICLE; BLOOD; COMPUTER PROGRAM; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LABORATORY AUTOMATION; QUALITY CONTROL; STANDARD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

AUTOMATION, LABORATORY; BENCHMARKING; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INPATIENTS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOFTWARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79953008894     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19322968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/193229681000400627     Document Type: Article

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