Work-practice changes associated with an electronic emergency department whiteboard

Health Informatics Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 46-60

  Hertzum, Morten ^a   Simonsen, Jesper ^a  

^a ROSKILDE UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Electronic whiteboard; emergency department; time with patients; work practice changes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENMARK; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS; TASK PERFORMANCE; TIME; UTILIZATION REVIEW; WORKLOAD; WORKPLACE;

AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING; DATA DISPLAY; DENMARK; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENTS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENTS' ROOMS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; TRIAGE; WORKLOAD; WORKPLACE;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84876519538     PISSN: 14604582     EISSN: 17412811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1460458212454024     Document Type: Article

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