Conference proceedings - Improving the quality and efficiency of emergency care across the continuum: A systems approach

Academic Emergency Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 655-661

  Pines, Jesse M ^a   Asplin, Brent R ^b,c  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Mayo Clinic College of Medicine   (United States)

^c Fairview Medical Group   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PATHWAY; COMPUTER INTERFACE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; GROUP DYNAMICS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HOLISTIC CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TERMINAL CARE; WORKFLOW;

CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT DISCHARGE; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 79959319833     PISSN: 10696563     EISSN: 15532712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2011.01085.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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