Viewing prevention of catheter-Associated urinary tract infection as a system: Using systems engineering and human factors engineering in a quality improvement project in an academic medical center

Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 2016, Pages 447-461

  Rhee, Chanhaeng ^a   Phelps, M Eleanor ^b   Meyer, Bruce ^c   Reed, W Gary ^a  

^a University of Texas at   (United States)

^b UTSWMC ^*  (United States)

^c UTSWMC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE EFFECTS; BENCHMARKING; BIOENGINEERING; BLADDER CATHETERIZATION; CATHETER-RELATED INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; RISK FACTOR; TEXAS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; BENCHMARKING; CATHETER-RELATED INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; MALE; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; RISK FACTORS; TEXAS; UNITED STATES; URINARY CATHETERIZATION; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 84994813296     PISSN: 15537250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1553-7250(16)42060-x     Document Type: Article

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