The Leapfrog initiative for intensive care unit physician staffing and its impact on intensive care unit performance: A narrative review

Health Policy

Volumn 102, Issue 2-3, 2011, Pages 223-228

  Gasperino, James ^a  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

ICU physician staffing; Leapfrog group for patient safety

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC PATIENT; CRITICAL ILLNESS; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICAL STAFF; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICIAN; REVIEW;

CRITICAL CARE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MODELS, ECONOMIC; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PHYSICIANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RISK MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80052794629     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: 18726054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2011.02.005     Document Type: Review

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