Enhancing the Quality of Care in the Intensive Care Unit. A Systems Engineering Approach

Critical Care Clinics

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 113-124

  Tropello, Steven P ^a   Ravitz, Alan D ^b   Romig, Mark ^a   Pronovost, Peter J ^a,c   Sapirstein, Adam ^a  

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

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Health care quality; Health care systems; Intensive care units; Patient harms; Systems engineering

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOLISTIC CARE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES (U.S.); HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; PATIENT SAFETY; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84870158610     PISSN: 07490704     EISSN: 15578232     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccc.2012.10.009     Document Type: Review

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