Orthopaedic Healthcare Worldwide: The Role of Standardization in Improving Outcomes

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 473, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 3360-3363

  Koenig, Karl M ^a   Bozic, Kevin J ^b  

^a DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PATHWAY; HEALTH CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; OPERATING ROOM; ORTHOPEDICS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARDIZATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; STANDARDS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; GLOBAL HEALTH; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PRACTICE PATTERNS, PHYSICIANS'; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84942837418     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11999-015-4492-6     Document Type: Article

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