The impact of a computerised whiteboard system on digit preference bias in the recording of emergency department process times

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 177-180

  Keep, Sarah L ^a   Locker, Thomas E ^a  

^a BARNSLEY HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Digit preference bias; Electronic whiteboard; Emergency medicine

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGIT PREFERENCE BIAS; ELECTRONIC BULLETIN BOARD; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; ELECTRONIC WHITEBOARD; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PATIENT TRACKING SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); COMPUTERS; EFFICIENCY; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FINGERS; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; TIME FACTORS; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 84860736994     PISSN: 09699546     EISSN: 14735695     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MEJ.0b013e32834ad9e5     Document Type: Article

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