Evaluating trauma center process performance in an integrated trauma system with registry data

Journal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 95-105

  Moore, Lynne ^a   Lavoie, André ^a   Sirois, Marie Josée ^a,b   Amini, Rachid ^a   Belcaïd, Amina ^a   Sampalis, John S ^c  

^a LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Clinical processes; performance indicators; quality of care; trauma system

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CONSENSUS; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; ELBOW DISLOCATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FORECASTING; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HIP DISLOCATION; KNEE DISLOCATION; LAPAROTOMY; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; PROCESS PERFORMANCE INDICATOR; REGISTER; SHOULDER DISLOCATION;

EID: 84877751968     PISSN: 09742700     EISSN: 0974519X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0974-2700.110754     Document Type: Article

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