ICU 2020: Five interventions to revolutionize quality of care in the ICU

Journal of Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 13-21

  Bauman, Kristy A ^a   Hyzy, Robert C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Collaboratives; Intensive care unit; Point of care diagnostics; Quality improvement

Indexed keywords

CARE BUNDLE; CHECKLIST; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTENSIVIST; INTERVENTION STUDY; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MEDICAL PRACTICE; POINT OF CARE TESTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; ORGANIZATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS; TELEMEDICINE; TRENDS; UNITED STATES;

CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MEDICAL ERRORS; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; TELEMEDICINE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84896762541     PISSN: 08850666     EISSN: 15251489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0885066611434399     Document Type: Review

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