Finding the key to a better code: Code team restructure to improve performance and outcomes

Clinical Medicine and Research

Volumn 12, Issue 1-2, 2014, Pages 47-57

  Prince, Cynthia R ^a   Hines, Elizabeth J ^b,c   Chyou, Po Huang ^b   Heegeman, David J ^b  

^a Saint Joseph's Hospital Wisconsin   (United States)

^b MARSHFIELD CLINIC   (United States)

^c GUNDERSEN LUTHERAN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Code team; Defibrillation time; Evaluations; Mock codes; Organization; Restructure

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CODE TEAM RESTRUCTURE; DEFIBRILLATION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPONSIBILITY; TEAMWORK; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; CARDIOVERSION; IN SERVICE TRAINING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROCEDURES; RAPID RESPONSE TEAM; TEACHING; TIME TO TREATMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; HOSPITAL RAPID RESPONSE TEAM; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT SIMULATION; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; TIME-TO-TREATMENT;

EID: 84908616369     PISSN: 15394182     EISSN: 15546179     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3121/cmr.2014.1201     Document Type: Article

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