A comparison of Methods to obtain a composite performance indicator for evaluating clinical processes in trauma care

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1344-1350

  Moore, Lynne ^a   Lavoie, André ^a   Sirois, Marie Josée ^a   Belcaid, Amina ^a   Bourgeois, Gilles ^b   Lapointe, Jean ^b   Sampalis, John S ^c   Le Sage, Natalie ^a   Émond, Marcel ^a  

^a Université Laval   (Canada)

^b Institut National D'Excellence En Santé Et En Services Sociaux   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

clinical processes; composite score.; performance indicators; Quality of care; trauma system

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL INDICATOR; CONTENT VALIDITY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT CARE; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM;

AGED; CANADA; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REGISTRIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRAUMA CENTERS; TRAUMATOLOGY;

EID: 84877039552     PISSN: 21630755     EISSN: 21630763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e31828c32f2     Document Type: Article

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