Workforce and its impact on quality

Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 151-160

  Luria, Joseph ^a   Buncher, Michael J ^a   Ruddy, Richard M ^a  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive skill set; Patient experience skill set; Pediatric emergency medicine; Provider performance; Quality; Technical skill set; Workforce

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; EMERGENCY CARE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; LEADERSHIP; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 79959900043     PISSN: 15228401     EISSN: 15582310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cpem.2011.05.003     Document Type: Article

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