Implementation of a multicenter performance improvement program for early detection and treatment of severe sepsis in general medical–surgical wards

Journal of Hospital Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue , 2016, Pages S32-S39

  Schorr, Christa ^a   Odden, Andrew ^b   Evans, Laura ^c   Escobar, Gabriel J ^d   Gandhi, Snehal ^a   Townsend, Sean ^e   Levy, Mitchell ^f  

^a Division of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d DIVISION OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^e CALIFORNIA PACIFIC MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ARTICLE; CHECKLIST; CLINICAL EDUCATION; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMMUNICATION PROTOCOL; CONSTRUCTIVE FEEDBACK; DISEASE SEVERITY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EARLY INTERVENTION; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD; EMERGENCY WARD; GENERAL MEDICAL SURGICAL WARD; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; INTERNIST; LEADERSHIP; LENGTH OF STAY; MASS SCREENING; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MEDICAL STAFF; MOTIVATION; MULTIHOSPITAL SYSTEM; NURSING COMPETENCE; NURSING PROTOCOL; NURSING STAFF; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL DELEGATION; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; SEPSIS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; WARD; WORKFLOW; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EARLY DIAGNOSIS; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITAL UNITS; HUMANS; MULTICENTER STUDIES AS TOPIC; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; SEPSIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84994107402     PISSN: 15535592     EISSN: 15535606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jhm.2656     Document Type: Article

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