A structured judgement method to enhance mortality case note review: Development and evaluation

BMJ Quality and Safety

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1032-1040

  Hutchinson, Allen ^a   Coster, Joanne E ^a   Cooper, Katy L ^a   Pearson, Michael ^b   McIntosh, Aileen ^a   Bath, Peter A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEATH; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL CARE; MORTALITY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; DOCUMENTATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL AUDIT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARDS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

DOCUMENTATION; ENGLAND; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MEDICAL AUDIT; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84892623553     PISSN: 20445415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2013-001839     Document Type: Review

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