Long-term persistence of quality improvements for an intensive care unit communication initiative using the VALUE strategy

Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 450-454

  Wysham, Nicholas G ^a   Mularski, Richard A ^b,c   Schmidt, David M ^b   Nord, Shirley C ^b   Louis, Deborah L ^b   Shuster, Elizabeth ^c   Curtis, J Randall ^d   Mosen, David M ^c  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

^c CENTER FOR HEALTH RESEARCH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication; Critical care; End of life care; Family satisfaction; Outcome and process assessment(health care); Quality of health care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMMUNICATION SKILL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTENSIVIST; INTERVENTION STUDY; LENGTH OF STAY; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; CHECKLIST; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EVALUATION STUDY; FAMILY; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STANDARDS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; CHECKLIST; COMMUNICATION; CONTROLLED BEFORE-AFTER STUDIES; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT;

EID: 84899928955     PISSN: 08839441     EISSN: 15578615     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2013.12.006     Document Type: Article

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