Facilitators and barriers to the implementation of patient flow improvement strategies

Quality Management in Health Care

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 223-233

  Van Dyke, Kevin J ^a   McHugh, Megan ^a   Yonek, Julie ^a   Moss, Dina ^a  

^a National Association of Public Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Crowding; emergency department; implementation; patient flow; quality improvement

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFORMATION SERVICE; MULTICENTER STUDY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; INFORMATION SERVICES; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 79960822861     PISSN: 10638628     EISSN: 15505154     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QMH.0b013e318222a3b0     Document Type: Article

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