Cost savings of performing paracentesis procedures at the bedside after simulation-based education

Simulation in Healthcare

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 312-318

  Barsuk, Jeffrey H ^a   Cohen, Elaine R ^a   Feinglass, Joe ^a   Kozmic, Sarah E ^a   McGaghie, William C ^b   Ganger, Daniel ^a   Wayne, Diane B ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood product transfusion; Health care costs; Paracentesis; Simulation

Indexed keywords

BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST CONTROL; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PARACENTESIS; TERTIARY CARE CENTER; UNITED STATES;

BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHICAGO; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COST SAVINGS; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MEDICAL AUDIT; PARACENTESIS; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; RADIOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; TERTIARY CARE CENTERS;

EID: 84930024239     PISSN: 15592332     EISSN: 1559713X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SIH.0000000000000040     Document Type: Article

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