Effect of an electronic ordering system on adherence to the american college of cardiology/american heart association guidelines for cardiac monitoring

Critical Pathways in Cardiology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 6-8

  Leighton, Harmony ^a   Kianfar, Hormoz ^a   Serynek, Stephen ^a   Kerwin, Todd ^a  

^a NEW YORK HOSPITAL QUEENS   (United States)

Author keywords

appropriateness; guidelines; telemetry

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MEDICAL SOCIETY; ONLINE SYSTEM; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT SAFETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TELEMETRY;

AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH SERVICES MISUSE; HUMANS; MEDICAL ORDER ENTRY SYSTEMS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; TELEMETRY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84874346961     PISSN: 1535282X     EISSN: 15352811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HPC.0b013e318270787c     Document Type: Article

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