Improving outcomes with community-wide distribution of health care data.
This study describes the impact of the exchange of daily, weekly, and quarterly information among a full range of health care administrators and practitioners on the accessibility and efficiency of care. These efforts produced increased accessibility of hospital emergency departments and greater efficiency of acute and long-term care.
Hospital Executive Council, Syracuse, NY, USA.
Ronald J
RJ
Lagoe
Gert P
GP
Westert
D019985:Benchmarking; D018672:Community Health Planning / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006752:Hospital Planning / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006786:Hospitals, Urban / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D033181:Information Dissemination; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D007902:Length of Stay; D009518:New York; D009735:Nursing Homes / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D011567:Psychiatric Department, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014600:Utilization Review