IBCD: Development and testing of a checklist to improve quality of care for hospitalized general medical patients

Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 147-156

  Aspesi, Anthony V ^a   Kauffmann, Greg E ^a   Davis, Andrew M ^b   Schulwolf, Elizabeth M ^c   Press, Valerie G ^d   Stupay, Kristen L ^e   Lee, Janey J ^a   Arora, Vineet M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^e TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE;

ARTICLE; CATHETER INFECTION; CHECKLIST; DECUBITUS; DOCUMENTATION; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STATISTICS; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

CATHETER-RELATED INFECTIONS; CHECKLIST; DOCUMENTATION; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; PNEUMOCOCCAL VACCINES; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PRESSURE ULCER; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84875442461     PISSN: 15537250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1553-7250(13)39021-7     Document Type: Article

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