Using hospital information systems to manage outcomes.
This article discusses techniques used at Staten Island University Hospital to help automate manual data collection for performance improvement reports and outcomes analysis. If data must be collected manually, it is time to take a look at information available in your hospital's information system.
Patient Care Services, Staten Island University Hospital, New York, USA.
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