Cardiac surgical outcomes improvement led by a physician champion working with a nurse clinical coordinator

American Journal of Medical Quality

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 5-10

  Stanford, John R ^a   Swaney Berghoff, Laurie ^a   Recht, Kimberly ^a  

^a Parkview Heart Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

cardiac; improvement; outcomes; surgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHECKLIST; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; COOPERATION; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; NURSING; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHECKLIST; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PHYSICIANS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84855169964     PISSN: 10628606     EISSN: 1555824X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1062860611414046     Document Type: Article

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