Prospective evaluation of daily performance metrics to reduce emergency department length of stay for surgical consults

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 519-525

  Horng, Steven ^a   Pezzella, Lina ^a   Tibbles, Carrie D ^a   Wolfe, Richard E ^a   Hurst, James M ^a   Nathanson, Larry A ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

clinical informatics; Emergency Medicine; length of stay; quality improvement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; E-MAIL; EMERGENCY PATIENT; EMERGENCY WARD; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATING ROOM; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT INFORMATION; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MASSACHUSETTS; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; TRAUMA CENTERS;

EID: 84873158944     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2012.02.058     Document Type: Article

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