Bundling for high-reliability health care

JAMA Surgery

Volumn 149, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 1053-

  Leeds, Ira L ^a   Wick, Elizabeth C ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATHETER INFECTION; COLORECTAL SURGERY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MORBIDITY; NOTE; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RELIABILITY; SURGERY; SURGICAL INFECTION; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MALE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

COLORECTAL SURGERY; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 84908279778     PISSN: 21686254     EISSN: 21686262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2014.389     Document Type: Note

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