The housestaff incentive program: Improving the timeliness and quality of discharge summaries by engaging residents in quality improvement

BMJ Quality and Safety

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 768-774

  Bischoff, Kara ^a   Goel, Aparna ^a   Hollander, Harry ^a   Ranji, Sumant R ^a   Mourad, Michelle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTERNAL MEDICINE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; OUTPATIENT; RESIDENT; SATISFACTION; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

FINANCIAL INCENTIVES; GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; TRANSITIONS IN CARE;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; CALIFORNIA; HUMANS; INTERNAL MEDICINE; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; PATIENT DISCHARGE SUMMARIES; PHYSICIAN INCENTIVE PLANS; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84882378007     PISSN: 20445415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2012-001671     Document Type: Article

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