Choosing wisely in adult hospital medicine: Five opportunities for improved healthcare value

Journal of Hospital Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 486-492

  Bulger, John ^a   Nickel, Wendy ^b   Messler, Jordan ^c   Goldstein, Jenna ^b   O'Callaghan, James ^d   Auron, Moises ^e   Gulati, Mangla ^f  

^a GEISINGER HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b Society of Hospital Medicine   (United States)

^c Morton Plant Hospital   (United States)

^d SEATTLE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ADULT HOSPITAL; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DECISION MAKING; DIURESIS; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEART FAILURE; HEMATOCRIT; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INCONTINENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; STRESS ULCER; TELEMETRY; URINARY CATHETER;

ADULT; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; HOSPITAL MEDICINE; HOSPITALISTS; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL;

EID: 84883629780     PISSN: 15535592     EISSN: 15535606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jhm.2063     Document Type: Article

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