Faculty clinical quality goals drive improvement in University HealthSystem Consortium outcome measures

American Surgeon

Volumn 78, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 749-754

  Behrns, Kevin E ^a   Ang, Darwin ^a   Liu, Huazi ^a   Hughes, Steven J ^a   Creel, Holly ^a   Russin, Millie ^a   Flynn, Timothy C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL ACQUIRED CONDITION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL PARAMETERS; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT SAFETY INDICATOR; QUALITY CONTROL; QUALITY CONTROL PROCEDURES; SCORING SYSTEM; TEACHER; UNIVERSITY;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS INFECTION; FACULTY, MEDICAL; FLORIDA; GOALS; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT SAFETY; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS; SURGERY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL;

EID: 84863587689     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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