Perceived benefit of a telemedicine consultative service in a highly staffed intensive care unit

Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 426.e9-426.e16

  Romig, Mark C ^a   Latif, Asad ^a   Gill, Randeep S ^a   Pronovost, Peter J ^a   Sapirstein, Adam ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitude of health personnel; Health care surveys; Job satisfaction; Organizational culture

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BURNOUT; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING CARE; NURSING STAFF; QUESTIONNAIRE; TELEMEDICINE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 84864134361     PISSN: 08839441     EISSN: 15578615     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2011.12.007     Document Type: Article

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