Standardizing documentation and the clinical approach to apnea of prematurity reduces length of stay, improves staff satisfaction, and decreases hospital cost

Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 263-269

  Butler, T Jeffrey ^a   Firestone, Kimberly S ^a   Grow, Jennifer L ^a   Kantak, Anand D ^a  

^a AKRON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAFFEINE; CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT;

AMBULATORY MONITORING; APNEA; ARTICLE; DOCUMENTATION; ECONOMICS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; JOB SATISFACTION; LENGTH OF STAY; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREMATURITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS;

APNEA; CAFFEINE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; DOCUMENTATION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; INFANT, PREMATURE; INSERVICE TRAINING; JOB SATISFACTION; LENGTH OF STAY; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84901005142     PISSN: 15537250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1553-7250(14)40035-7     Document Type: Article

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