Scalable, sustainable cost-effective surgical care: A model for safety and quality in the developing world, part III: Impact and sustainability

Journal of Craniofacial Surgery

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1685-1689

  Campbell, Alex ^a,d   Restrepo, Carolina ^a,d   Mackay, Don ^a,b   Sherman, Randy ^a,c   Varma, Ajit ^a,d   Ayala, Ruben ^a   Sarma, Hiteswar ^d   Deshpande, Gaurav ^d   Magee, William ^a  

^a Operation Smile   (United States)

^b PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Operation Smile India Guwahati Comprehensive Cleft Care Center   (India)

Author keywords

Care delivery; Cleft center; Cleft lip and palate; Global surgery; Specialty hospital

Indexed keywords

AFTERCARE; CLEFT LIP; CLEFT PALATE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; CRANIOFACIAL ABNORMALITIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INDIA; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; INVESTMENT; LEADERSHIP; NURSING; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT SELECTION; PLASTIC SURGERY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PUBLIC RELATIONS; PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP; STANDARDS; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AFTERCARE; CLEFT LIP; CLEFT PALATE; COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CARE; COST CONTROL; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CRANIOFACIAL ABNORMALITIES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HOSPITALS, SPECIAL; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INDIA; INVESTMENTS; LEADERSHIP; NURSING SERVICE, HOSPITAL; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT SELECTION; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PUBLIC-PRIVATE SECTOR PARTNERSHIPS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 84914107623     PISSN: 10492275     EISSN: 15363732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000001207     Document Type: Article

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