An algorithm for transition of care in the emergency department

Academic Emergency Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 605-610

  Kessler, Chad ^a   Shakeel, Faizan ^b   Gene Hern, H ^c,d   Jones, Jonathan S ^e   Comes, Jim ^f   Kulstad, Christine ^g   Gallahue, Fiona A ^h   Burns, Boyd David ⁱ   Knapp, Barry J ^j   Gang, Maureen ^k   Davenport, Moira ^l,m   Osborne, Ben ^n,o   Velez, Larissa I ^p  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

^c ALAMEDA COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^g ADVOCATE CHRIST MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^j EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^k NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^l ALLEGHENY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^m TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

ⁿ BAYSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^o TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^p UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL HANDOVER; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTENT VALIDITY; CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT; DELPHI STUDY; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENT; WORKSHOP;

ALGORITHMS; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; EDUCATION, NURSING; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HUMANS; PATIENT HANDOFF; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSICIAN EXECUTIVES; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84879021755     PISSN: 10696563     EISSN: 15532712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/acem.12153     Document Type: Article

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