Use of Electronic Documentation for Quality Improvement in Hospice

American Journal of Medical Quality

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 282-290

  Cagle, John G ^a   Rokoske, Franziska S ^b   Durham, Danielle ^a,c   Schenck, Anna P ^a,c   Spence, Carol ^d   Hanson, Laura C ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^c Carolinas Center for Medical Excellence   (United States)

^d National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization   (United States)

Author keywords

electronic health record (EHR); hospice; performance improvement; quality assurance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STANDARD; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

DATA COLLECTION; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; HOSPICES; HUMANS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84863216273     PISSN: 10628606     EISSN: 1555824X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1062860611425103     Document Type: Article

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