Impact of improved documentation on an academic neurosurgical practice: Clinical article

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 120, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 756-763

  Zalatimo, Omar ^a   Ranasinghe, Moksha ^a   Harbaugh, Robert E ^a   Iantosca, Mark ^a  

^a PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Documentation; Neurosurgery practice; Outcome; Quality of care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE MIX; COMORBIDITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MORTALITY; NEUROSURGERY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL TRAINING;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; COMORBIDITY; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; DOCUMENTATION; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; NEUROSURGERY; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SURGERY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; VOCABULARY, CONTROLLED;

EID: 84895447083     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 19330693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2013.11.JNS13852     Document Type: Article

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