Building a business case for colorectal surgery quality improvement

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 56, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1298-1303

  Lee, Ken K H ^a,b   Berenholtz, Sean M ^a   Hobson, Deborah B ^a   Demski, Renee J ^a,b   Yang, Ting ^a   Wick, Elizabeth C ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Business model; Comprehensive unit based safety program; Quality improvement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLON RESECTION; COLORECTAL SURGERY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OPERATING ROOM; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RECTUM RESECTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARDIZATION; SURGEON; SURGICAL INFECTION; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

CLINICAL LABORATORY SERVICES; COHORT STUDIES; COLECTOMY; COLORECTAL SURGERY; COST SAVINGS; CROSS INFECTION; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES, HOSPITAL; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; OPERATING ROOMS; PATIENT SAFETY; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; RECTUM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 84888363313     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: 15300358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/DCR.0b013e3182a4b973     Document Type: Article

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