title: Improving the documentation of vital signs: a business reengineering efficiency study.
abstract: By upgrading its electronic medical record to include a Quick Vitals screen, the Henry Ford Health System increased the mean rate of entry of vital signs from 0.7% to 58.5%.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Systems Research & Integration, Information Technology, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, USA. Susan.Szpunar@stjohn.org
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Szpunar
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: Deborah
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Dagroso
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Enberg
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chesney
mesh_terms: D004282:Documentation; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D006739:Hospital Administration / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D014941:Work Simplification