Evaluating inpatient mortality: A new electronic review process that gathers information from front-line providers

BMJ Quality and Safety

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 31-37

  Provenzano, Audrey ^a   Rohan, Shannon ^a   Trevejo, Elmy ^a   Burdick, Elisabeth ^a   Lipsitz, Stuart ^a   Kachalia, Allen ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; EVALUATION RESEARCH; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MORTALITY; SAFETY; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; CROSS INFECTION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; INFORMATION SYSTEM; ORGANIZATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TIME FACTOR; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; CROSS INFECTION; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PATIENT SAFETY; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84921637736     PISSN: 20445415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2014-003120     Document Type: Article

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