A randomized controlled trial of the effect of service delivery information on patient satisfaction in an emergency department fast track

Academic Emergency Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 674-685

  McCarthy, Melissa L ^a   Ding, Ru ^a   Zeger, Scott L ^a   Agada, Noah O ^a   Bessman, Sara C ^a   Chiang, Wesley ^b   Kelen, Gabor D ^a   Scheulen, James J ^a   Bessman, Edward S ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREDICTED SERVICE DELIVERY TIME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS MONITORING; TASK PERFORMANCE; TREATMENT DURATION; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMMUNICATION; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; TRIAGE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960499384     PISSN: 10696563     EISSN: 15532712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2011.01119.x     Document Type: Article

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