Improving the quality of care for medical inpatients by placing a higher priority on ward rounds

Clinical Medicine, Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of London

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 534-538

  Soliman, Ash ^a   Riyaz, Shahzad ^a   Said, Elmhutady ^a   Hale, Melissa ^b   Mills, Andy ^a   Kapur, Kapil ^a  

^a BARNSLEY HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL HALLAMSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

General physician; Hospitalist; Medical hospital admissions; Specialist; Ward rounds

Indexed keywords

CONSULTATION; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; LENGTH OF STAY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; TEAMWORK; WARD;

GENERAL PHYSICIAN; HOSPITALIST; MEDICAL HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS; SPECIALIST; WARD ROUNDS;

CONSULTANTS; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENTS' ROOMS; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84890949424     PISSN: 14702118     EISSN: 14734893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7861/clinmedicine.13-6-534     Document Type: Review

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