Data-driven process and operational improvement in the emergency department: The ED Dashboard and Reporting Application

Journal of Healthcare Management

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 167-181

  Stone Griffith, Suzanne ^a   Englebright, Jane D ^a   Cheung, Dickson ^b   Korwek, Kimberly M ^a   Perlin, Jonathan B ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CORPORATION OF AMERICA   (United States)

^b Sky Ridge Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; BOTTLENECK POPULATION; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CROWDING; DATA ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; PATIENT CARE; PROCESS MONITORING; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; STANDARDIZATION; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84862679405     PISSN: 10969012     EISSN: 19447396     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00115514-201205000-00006     Document Type: Article

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