A generic method to monitor completeness and speed of medical documentation processes

Methods of Information in Medicine

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 252-257

  Dugas, M ^a   Dugas Breit, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Clinical trial documentation; Completeness; CRF; Electronic dictation system; Medical documentation process

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DOCUMENTATION; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRODUCTIVITY; STATISTICS; TASK PERFORMANCE; TIME;

DOCUMENTATION; EFFICIENCY; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HUMANS; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; PATIENT DISCHARGE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TIME;

EID: 84861311709     PISSN: 00261270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3414/ME09-01-0085     Document Type: Article

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