Task force on the management of chest

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作者
Erhardt, L [1 ]
Herlitz, J [1 ]
Bossaert, L [1 ]
Halinen, M [1 ]
Keltai, M [1 ]
Koster, R [1 ]
Marcassa, C [1 ]
Quinn, T [1 ]
van Weert, H [1 ]
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[1] Malmo Univ Hosp, Dept Cardiol, SE-20502 Malmo, Sweden
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10.1053/euhj.2002.3194
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
In order to ensure the quality of the care delivered, quality indicators need to be registered in all patients. If we know, for instance, that the mean time to reach a diagnosis is 3 h this would represent the current quality. A new goal for quality improvement could then be to reduce the time by 33% to 2 h. This would be an improvement in quality, which could be measured. Similarly, by knowing the actual situation for a number of quality indicators goals can be set and improvements may be achieved by this type of quality development.
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