Evaluating tele-ICU reengineering of critical care processes

JAMA

Volumn 306, Issue 13, 2011, Pages 1441-

  Metske, Hennie A ^a   Spronk, Peter E ^b   Schultz, Marcus J ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b GELRE HOSPITALS   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LENGTH OF STAY; LETTER; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TELEMEDICINE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; MANPOWER; MEDICAL STAFF; NOTE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; STANDARD; TIME; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; CRITICAL ILLNESS; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALISTS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); TELEMEDICINE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 80053557164     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2011.1400     Document Type: Letter

References (2)

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