Synchronized time-motion study in the emergency department using a handheld computer application

Studies in Health Technology and Informatics

Volumn 107, Issue , 2004, Pages 701-705

  Asaro, Phillip V ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Emergency Medicine; Handheld Computers; Process Measures; Time and Motion Studies

Indexed keywords

EMERGENCY ROOMS; HAND HELD COMPUTERS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INFORMATION USE; MEDICINE; TIME AND MOTION STUDY; DATA ACQUISITION;

DATA SET; EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; INTUITIVE INTERFACES; PROCESS CHANGE; SYNCHRONIZED DATA; TIME MOTIONS; DATA COLLECTION TOOLS; HANDHELD COMPUTERS; MEASUREMENTS OF; MOTION DATA; MOTION STUDY; PROCESS MEASURE; WORK-FLOWS;

DATA ACQUISITION; INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 84861881358     PISSN: 09269630     EISSN: 18798365     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.3233/978-1-60750-949-3-701     Document Type: Article

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