A comprehensive approach to achieving near 100% compliance with the Joint Commission Core Measures for pneumonia antibiotic timing

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 989-998

  Hill, Peter M ^a   Rothman, Richard ^a   Saheed, Mustapha ^a,b   Deruggiero, Kathy ^a   Hsieh, Yu Hsiang ^b   Kelen, Gabor D ^a,b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ACCREDITATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HOSPITAL PHYSICIAN; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVENTION STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; UNCERTAINTY;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BENCHMARKING; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; PNEUMONIA; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 80855164641     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: 15328171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2010.05.011     Document Type: Article

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