Improving the documentation of vital signs: a business reengineering efficiency study.
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%.
Szpunar
Susan
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Clinical Systems Research & Integration, Information Technology, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, USA. Susan.Szpunar@stjohn.org
Williams
Patricia
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Dagroso
Deborah
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Enberg
Robert
R
Chesney
James
J
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