Improving documentation of a beta-blocker quality measure through an anesthesia information management system and real-time notification of documentation errors

Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 283-288

  Nair, Bala G ^a   Peterson, Gene N ^a,b   Newman, Shu Fang ^b   Wu, Wei Ying ^c   Kolios Morris, Vickie ^a   Schwid, Howard A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; DOCUMENTATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL ERROR; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STATISTICS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ANESTHESIA; DOCUMENTATION; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY, 300 TO 499; HUMANS; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MEDICAL ERRORS; MEDICAL ORDER ENTRY SYSTEMS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; WASHINGTON;

EID: 84862181178     PISSN: 15537250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1553-7250(12)38036-7     Document Type: Article

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