Trauma Center Transition From Paper to Electronic Quality Improvement: Enhancing Trauma Performance Efficiency.
BACKGROUND: The American College of Surgeons requires continuous process improvement review to maintain trauma center verification. Paper-based systems to monitor and track performance improvement are commonly used but can be inadequate to monitor concurrent ongoing improvement effectively. OBJECTIV...
| Published in: | Journal of Trauma Nursing Vol. 31; no. 1; pp. 49 - 54 |
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| Format: | pictorial research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Jan/Feb2024
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