Characteristics of hospital observation services: A society of cardiovascular patient care survey

Critical Pathways in Cardiology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 45-48

  Osborne, Anwar ^a   Weston, John ^a   Wheatley, Matthew ^a   O'Malley, Rachel ^a   Leach, George ^a   Pitts, Stephen ^a   Schrager, Justin ^a   Holmes, Kay ^a   Ross, Michael ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chest pain center; Emergency department observation unit; Observation medicine; Protocols; Survey

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACCREDITATION; ARTICLE; CASE MANAGER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DECISION MAKING; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY WARD; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL UTILIZATION; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL SOCIETY; OBSERVATION UNIT; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX PAIN;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACCREDITATION; CARDIOLOGY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHEST PAIN; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; OBSERVATION; PATIENT DISCHARGE;

EID: 84880250170     PISSN: 1535282X     EISSN: 15352811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HPC.0b013e318285c2b9     Document Type: Article

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