Evaluation of the effectiveness of a surgical checklist in Medicare patients

Medical Care

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 87-94

  Reames, Bradley N ^a   Scally, Christopher P ^a   Thumma, Jyothi R ^a   Dimick, Justin B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Administrative Data; Cost Analysis; Effectiveness; Observational Studies; Outcomes Research; Quality Mprovement; Surgery

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CHECKLIST; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COLON RESECTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH INSURANCE; HERNIOPLASTY; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; ICD-9; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS; REOPERATION; SURGICAL MORTALITY; TEACHING HOSPITAL; ANIMAL; DOG; ECONOMICS; HOSPITAL CHARGE; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; MEDICARE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROCEDURES; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SURGERY; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

AGED; ANIMALS; CHECKLIST; DOGS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL CHARGES; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; MALE; MEDICARE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84919341273     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: 15371948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MLR.0000000000000277     Document Type: Article

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