The challenges of measuring quality-of-care indicators in rural emergency departments: a cross-sectional descriptive study.

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Title: The challenges of measuring quality-of-care indicators in rural emergency departments: a cross-sectional descriptive study.
Authors: Layani G; Research Chair in Emergency Medicine Université Laval - Centre hospitalier affilié universitaire Hôtel-Dieu de Lévis (Layani, Fleet, Dallaire, Tounkara, Archambault, Tanguay), Lévis; Department of Family and Emergency Medicine (Fleet, Poitras, Archambault); Intensive Care Division (Archambault), Department of Anesthesiology, Université Laval, Québec; Department of Family and Emergency Medicine (Chauny), Université de Montréal, Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal, Montréal; Department of Political Science (Ouimet), Université Laval, Québec; Health Care Services Systems Analysis and Evaluation Directorate(Gauthier), Quebec Public Health Institute, Université du Québec à Rimouski, Rimouski; Department of Psychology (Dupuis), Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, Que.; Centre for Primary Health Care and Equity (Lévesque), Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia; Department of Emergency Medicine (Simard-Racine), Centre de santé et de services sociaux de La Matapédia, Amqui; McGill Chair in Family and Community Medicine Research (Haggerty), St. Mary's Hospital Centre and McGill University, Montréal; Department of Family Medicine and Emergency Medicine and Knowledge Transfer and Health Technology Assessment Group, Centre hospitalier universitaire de Québec Research Centre (Légaré), Evaluative Research Unit, Université Laval, Québec, Que., Fleet R; Research Chair in Emergency Medicine Université Laval - Centre hospitalier affilié universitaire Hôtel-Dieu de Lévis (Layani, Fleet, Dallaire, Tounkara, Archambault, Tanguay), Lévis; Department of Family and Emergency Medicine (Fleet, Poitras, Archambault); Intensive Care Division (Archambault), Department of Anesthesiology, Université Laval, Québec; Department of Family and Emergency Medicine (Chauny), Université de Montréal, Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal, Montréal; Department of Political Science (Ouimet), Université Laval, Québec; Health Care Services Systems Analysis and Evaluation Directorate(Gauthier), Quebec Public Health Institute, Université du Québec à Rimouski, Rimouski; Department of Psychology (Dupuis), Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, Que.; Centre for Primary Health Care and Equity (Lévesque), Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia; Department of Emergency Medicine (Simard-Racine), Centre de santé et de services sociaux de La Matapédia, Amqui; McGill Chair in Family and Community Medicine Research (Haggerty), St. Mary's Hospital Centre and McGill University, Montréal; Department of Family Medicine and Emergency Medicine and Knowledge Transfer and Health Technology Assessment Group, Centre hospitalier universitaire de Québec Research Centre (Légaré), Evaluative Research Unit, Université Laval, Québec, Que., Dallaire R; Research Chair in Emergency Medicine Université Laval - Centre hospitalier affilié universitaire Hôtel-Dieu de Lévis (Layani, Fleet, Dallaire, Tounkara, Archambault, Tanguay), Lévis; Department of Family and Emergency Medicine (Fleet, Poitras, Archambault); Intensive Care Division (Archambault), Department of Anesthesiology, Université Laval, Québec; Department of Family and Emergency Medicine (Chauny), Université de Montréal, Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal, Montréal; Department of Political Science (Ouimet), Université Laval, Québec; Health Care Services Systems Analysis and Evaluation Directorate(Gauthier), Quebec Public Health Institute, Université du Québec à Rimouski, Rimouski; Department of Psychology (Dupuis), Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, Que.; Centre for Primary Health Care and Equity (Lévesque), Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia; Department of Emergency Medicine (Simard-Racine), Centre de santé et de services sociaux de La Matapédia, Amqui; McGill Chair in Family and Community Medicine Research (Haggerty), St. Mary's Hospital Centre and McGill University, Montréal; Department of Family Medicine and Emergency Medicine and Knowledge Transfer and Health Technology Assessment Group, Centre hospitalier universitaire de Québec Research Centre (Légaré), Evaluative Research Unit, Université Laval, Québec, Que., Tounkara FK; Research Chair in Emergency Medicine Université Laval - Centre hospitalier affilié universitaire Hôtel-Dieu de Lévis (Layani, Fleet, Dallaire, Tounkara, Archambault, Tanguay), Lévis; Department of Family and Emergency Medicine (Fleet, Poitras, Archambault); Intensive Care Division (Archambault), Department of Anesthesiology, Université Laval, Québec; Department of Family and Emergency Medicine (Chauny), Université de Montréal, Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal, Montréal; Department of Political Science (Ouimet), Université Laval, Québec; Health Care Services Systems Analysis and Evaluation Directorate(Gauthier), Quebec Public Health Institute, Université du Québec à Rimouski, Rimouski; Department of Psychology (Dupuis), Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, Que.; Centre for Primary Health Care and Equity (Lévesque), Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia; Department of Emergency Medicine (Simard-Racine), Centre de santé et de services sociaux de La Matapédia, Amqui; McGill Chair in Family and Community Medicine Research (Haggerty), St. Mary's Hospital Centre and McGill University, Montréal; Department of Family Medicine and Emergency Medicine and Knowledge Transfer and Health Technology Assessment Group, Centre hospitalier universitaire de Québec Research Centre (Légaré), Evaluative Research Unit, Université Laval, Québec, Que., Poitras J; Research Chair in Emergency Medicine Université Laval - Centre hospitalier affilié universitaire Hôtel-Dieu de Lévis (Layani, Fleet, Dallaire, Tounkara, Archambault, Tanguay), Lévis; Department of Family and Emergency Medicine (Fleet, Poitras, Archambault); Intensive Care Division (Archambault), Department of Anesthesiology, Université Laval, Québec; Department of Family and Emergency Medicine (Chauny), Université de Montréal, Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal, Montréal; Department of Political Science (Ouimet), Université Laval, Québec; Health Care Services Systems Analysis and Evaluation Directorate(Gauthier), Quebec Public Health Institute, Université du Québec à Rimouski, Rimouski; Department of Psychology (Dupuis), Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, Que.; Centre for Primary Health Care and Equity (Lévesque), Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia; Department of Emergency Medicine (Simard-Racine), Centre de santé et de services sociaux de La Matapédia, Amqui; McGill Chair in Family and Community Medicine Research (Haggerty), St. Mary's Hospital Centre and McGill University, Montréal; Department of Family Medicine and Emergency Medicine and Knowledge Transfer and Health Technology Assessment Group, Centre hospitalier universitaire de Québec Research Centre (Légaré), Evaluative Research Unit, Université Laval, Québec, Que., Archambault P; Research Chair in Emergency Medicine Université Laval - Centre hospitalier affilié universitaire Hôtel-Dieu de Lévis (Layani, Fleet, Dallaire, Tounkara, Archambault, Tanguay), Lévis; Department of Family and Emergency Medicine (Fleet, Poitras, Archambault); Intensive Care Division (Archambault), Department of Anesthesiology, Université Laval, Québec; Department of Family and Emergency Medicine (Chauny), Université de Montréal, Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal, Montréal; Department of Political Science (Ouimet), Université Laval, Québec; Health Care Services Systems Analysis and Evaluation Directorate(Gauthier), Quebec Public Health Institute, Université du Québec à Rimouski, Rimouski; Department of Psychology (Dupuis), Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, Que.; Centre for Primary Health Care and Equity (Lévesque), Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia; Department of Emergency Medicine (Simard-Racine), Centre de santé et de services sociaux de La Matapédia, Amqui; McGill Chair in Family and Community Medicine Research (Haggerty), St. Mary's Hospital Centre and McGill University, Montréal; Department of Family Medicine and Emergency Medicine and Knowledge Transfer and Health Technology Assessment Group, Centre hospitalier universitaire de Québec Research Centre (Légaré), Evaluative Research Unit, Université Laval, Québec, Que., Chauny JM; Research Chair in Emergency Medicine Université Laval - Centre hospitalier affilié universitaire Hôtel-Dieu de Lévis (Layani, Fleet, Dallaire, Tounkara, Archambault, Tanguay), Lévis; Department of Family and Emergency Medicine (Fleet, Poitras, Archambault); Intensive Care Division (Archambault), Department of Anesthesiology, Université Laval, Québec; Department of Family and Emergency Medicine (Chauny), Université de Montréal, Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal, Montréal; Department of Political Science (Ouimet), Université Laval, Québec; Health Care Services Systems Analysis and Evaluation Directorate(Gauthier), Quebec Public Health Institute, Université du Québec à Rimouski, Rimouski; Department of Psychology (Dupuis), Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, Que.; Centre for Primary Health Care and Equity (Lévesque), Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia; Department of Emergency Medicine (Simard-Racine), Centre de santé et de services sociaux de La Matapédia, Amqui; McGill Chair in Family and Community Medicine Research (Haggerty), St. Mary's Hospital Centre and McGill University, Montréal; Department of Family Medicine and Emergency Medicine and Knowledge Transfer and Health Technology Assessment Group, Centre hospitalier universitaire de Québec Research Centre (Légaré), Evaluative Research Unit, Université Laval, Québec, Que., Ouimet M; Research Chair in Emergency Medicine Université Laval - Centre hospitalier affilié universitaire Hôtel-Dieu de Lévis (Layani, Fleet, Dallaire, Tounkara, Archambault, Tanguay), Lévis; Department of Family and Emergency Medicine (Fleet, Poitras, Archambault); Intensive Care Division (Archambault), Department of Anesthesiology, Université Laval, Québec; Department of Family and Emergency Medicine (Chauny), Université de Montréal, Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal, Montréal; Department of Political Science (Ouimet), Université Laval, Québec; Health Care Services Systems Analysis and Evaluation Directorate(Gauthier), Quebec Public Health Institute, Université du Québec à Rimouski, Rimouski; Department of Psychology (Dupuis), Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, Que.; Centre for Primary Health Care and Equity (Lévesque), Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia; Department of Emergency Medicine (Simard-Racine), Centre de santé et de services sociaux de La Matapédia, Amqui; McGill Chair in Family and Community Medicine Research (Haggerty), St. Mary's Hospital Centre and McGill University, Montréal; Department of Family Medicine and Emergency Medicine and Knowledge Transfer and Health Technology Assessment Group, Centre hospitalier universitaire de Québec Research Centre (Légaré), Evaluative Research Unit, Université Laval, Québec, Que., Gauthier J; Research Chair in Emergency Medicine Université Laval - Centre hospitalier affilié universitaire Hôtel-Dieu de Lévis (Layani, Fleet, Dallaire, Tounkara, Archambault, Tanguay), Lévis; Department of Family and Emergency Medicine (Fleet, Poitras, Archambault); Intensive Care Division (Archambault), Department of Anesthesiology, Université Laval, Québec; Department of Family and Emergency Medicine (Chauny), Université de Montréal, Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal, Montréal; Department of Political Science (Ouimet), Université Laval, Québec; Health Care Services Systems Analysis and Evaluation Directorate(Gauthier), Quebec Public Health Institute, Université du Québec à Rimouski, Rimouski; Department of Psychology (Dupuis), Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, Que.; Centre for Primary Health Care and Equity (Lévesque), Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia; Department of Emergency Medicine (Simard-Racine), Centre de santé et de services sociaux de La Matapédia, Amqui; McGill Chair in Family and Community Medicine Research (Haggerty), St. Mary's Hospital Centre and McGill University, Montréal; Department of Family Medicine and Emergency Medicine and Knowledge Transfer and Health Technology Assessment Group, Centre hospitalier universitaire de Québec Research Centre (Légaré), Evaluative Research Unit, Université Laval, Québec, Que., Dupuis G; Research Chair in Emergency Medicine Université Laval - Centre hospitalier affilié universitaire Hôtel-Dieu de Lévis (Layani, Fleet, Dallaire, Tounkara, Archambault, Tanguay), Lévis; Department of Family and Emergency Medicine (Fleet, Poitras, Archambault); Intensive Care Division (Archambault), Department of Anesthesiology, Université Laval, Québec; Department of Family and Emergency Medicine (Chauny), Université de Montréal, Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal, Montréal; Department of Political Science (Ouimet), Université Laval, Québec; Health Care Services Systems Analysis and Evaluation Directorate(Gauthier), Quebec Public Health Institute, Université du Québec à Rimouski, Rimouski; Department of Psychology (Dupuis), Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, Que.; Centre for Primary Health Care and Equity (Lévesque), Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia; Department of Emergency Medicine (Simard-Racine), Centre de santé et de services sociaux de La Matapédia, Amqui; McGill Chair in Family and Community Medicine Research (Haggerty), St. Mary's Hospital Centre and McGill University, Montréal; Department of Family Medicine and Emergency Medicine and Knowledge Transfer and Health Technology Assessment Group, Centre hospitalier universitaire de Québec Research Centre (Légaré), Evaluative Research Unit, Université Laval, Québec, Que., Tanguay A; Research Chair in Emergency Medicine Université Laval - Centre hospitalier affilié universitaire Hôtel-Dieu de Lévis (Layani, Fleet, Dallaire, Tounkara, Archambault, Tanguay), Lévis; Department of Family and Emergency Medicine (Fleet, Poitras, Archambault); Intensive Care Division (Archambault), Department of Anesthesiology, Université Laval, Québec; Department of Family and Emergency Medicine (Chauny), Université de Montréal, Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal, Montréal; Department of Political Science (Ouimet), Université Laval, Québec; Health Care Services Systems Analysis and Evaluation Directorate(Gauthier), Quebec Public Health Institute, Université du Québec à Rimouski, Rimouski; Department of Psychology (Dupuis), Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, Que.; Centre for Primary Health Care and Equity (Lévesque), Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia; Department of Emergency Medicine (Simard-Racine), Centre de santé et de services sociaux de La Matapédia, Amqui; McGill Chair in Family and Community Medicine Research (Haggerty), St. Mary's Hospital Centre and McGill University, Montréal; Department of Family Medicine and Emergency Medicine and Knowledge Transfer and Health Technology Assessment Group, Centre hospitalier universitaire de Québec Research Centre (Légaré), Evaluative Research Unit, Université Laval, Québec, Que., Lévesque JF; Research Chair in Emergency Medicine Université Laval - Centre hospitalier affilié universitaire Hôtel-Dieu de Lévis (Layani, Fleet, Dallaire, Tounkara, Archambault, Tanguay), Lévis; Department of Family and Emergency Medicine (Fleet, Poitras, Archambault); Intensive Care Division (Archambault), Department of Anesthesiology, Université Laval, Québec; Department of Family and Emergency Medicine (Chauny), Université de Montréal, Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal, Montréal; Department of Political Science (Ouimet), Université Laval, Québec; Health Care Services Systems Analysis and Evaluation Directorate(Gauthier), Quebec Public Health Institute, Université du Québec à Rimouski, Rimouski; Department of Psychology (Dupuis), Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, Que.; Centre for Primary Health Care and Equity (Lévesque), Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia; Department of Emergency Medicine (Simard-Racine), Centre de santé et de services sociaux de La Matapédia, Amqui; McGill Chair in Family and Community Medicine Research (Haggerty), St. Mary's Hospital Centre and McGill University, Montréal; Department of Family Medicine and Emergency Medicine and Knowledge Transfer and Health Technology Assessment Group, Centre hospitalier universitaire de Québec Research Centre (Légaré), Evaluative Research Unit, Université Laval, Québec, Que., Simard-Racine G; Research Chair in Emergency Medicine Université Laval - Centre hospitalier affilié universitaire Hôtel-Dieu de Lévis (Layani, Fleet, Dallaire, Tounkara, Archambault, Tanguay), Lévis; Department of Family and Emergency Medicine (Fleet, Poitras, Archambault); Intensive Care Division (Archambault), Department of Anesthesiology, Université Laval, Québec; Department of Family and Emergency Medicine (Chauny), Université de Montréal, Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal, Montréal; Department of Political Science (Ouimet), Université Laval, Québec; Health Care Services Systems Analysis and Evaluation Directorate(Gauthier), Quebec Public Health Institute, Université du Québec à Rimouski, Rimouski; Department of Psychology (Dupuis), Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, Que.; Centre for Primary Health Care and Equity (Lévesque), Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia; Department of Emergency Medicine (Simard-Racine), Centre de santé et de services sociaux de La Matapédia, Amqui; McGill Chair in Family and Community Medicine Research (Haggerty), St. Mary's Hospital Centre and McGill University, Montréal; Department of Family Medicine and Emergency Medicine and Knowledge Transfer and Health Technology Assessment Group, Centre hospitalier universitaire de Québec Research Centre (Légaré), Evaluative Research Unit, Université Laval, Québec, Que., Haggerty J; Research Chair in Emergency Medicine Université Laval - Centre hospitalier affilié universitaire Hôtel-Dieu de Lévis (Layani, Fleet, Dallaire, Tounkara, Archambault, Tanguay), Lévis; Department of Family and Emergency Medicine (Fleet, Poitras, Archambault); Intensive Care Division (Archambault), Department of Anesthesiology, Université Laval, Québec; Department of Family and Emergency Medicine (Chauny), Université de Montréal, Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal, Montréal; Department of Political Science (Ouimet), Université Laval, Québec; Health Care Services Systems Analysis and Evaluation Directorate(Gauthier), Quebec Public Health Institute, Université du Québec à Rimouski, Rimouski; Department of Psychology (Dupuis), Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, Que.; Centre for Primary Health Care and Equity (Lévesque), Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia; Department of Emergency Medicine (Simard-Racine), Centre de santé et de services sociaux de La Matapédia, Amqui; McGill Chair in Family and Community Medicine Research (Haggerty), St. Mary's Hospital Centre and McGill University, Montréal; Department of Family Medicine and Emergency Medicine and Knowledge Transfer and Health Technology Assessment Group, Centre hospitalier universitaire de Québec Research Centre (Légaré), Evaluative Research Unit, Université Laval, Québec, Que., Légaré F; Research Chair in Emergency Medicine Université Laval - Centre hospitalier affilié universitaire Hôtel-Dieu de Lévis (Layani, Fleet, Dallaire, Tounkara, Archambault, Tanguay), Lévis; Department of Family and Emergency Medicine (Fleet, Poitras, Archambault); Intensive Care Division (Archambault), Department of Anesthesiology, Université Laval, Québec; Department of Family and Emergency Medicine (Chauny), Université de Montréal, Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal, Montréal; Department of Political Science (Ouimet), Université Laval, Québec; Health Care Services Systems Analysis and Evaluation Directorate(Gauthier), Quebec Public Health Institute, Université du Québec à Rimouski, Rimouski; Department of Psychology (Dupuis), Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, Que.; Centre for Primary Health Care and Equity (Lévesque), Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia; Department of Emergency Medicine (Simard-Racine), Centre de santé et de services sociaux de La Matapédia, Amqui; McGill Chair in Family and Community Medicine Research (Haggerty), St. Mary's Hospital Centre and McGill University, Montréal; Department of Family Medicine and Emergency Medicine and Knowledge Transfer and Health Technology Assessment Group, Centre hospitalier universitaire de Québec Research Centre (Légaré), Evaluative Research Unit, Université Laval, Québec, Que.
Source: CMAJ open [CMAJ Open] 2016 Aug 03; Vol. 4 (3), pp. E398-E403. Date of Electronic Publication: 2016 Aug 03 (Print Publication: 2016).
Publication Type: Journal Article
Journal Info: Publisher: Canadian Medical Association Country of Publication: Canada NLM ID: 101620603 Publication Model: eCollection Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 2291-0026 (Print) Linking ISSN: 22910026 NLM ISO Abbreviation: CMAJ Open Subsets: PubMed not MEDLINE
Database: MEDLINE Ultimate
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ISSN:2291-0026
DOI:10.9778/cmajo.20160007