Cook County Hospital "from the 19th century straight to the 21st". 2004

Richard C Powell

Chicago is home to the nation's oldest public hospital, Cook County Hospital. Once considered Chicago's Ellis Island, the old hospital served countless immigrants, indigents, and uninsured for almost 90 years.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007351 Insurance, Liability Insurance against loss resulting from liability for injury or damage to the persons or property of others. No-Fault Insurance,Insurance, No-Fault,Liability Insurance,No Fault Insurance
D010564 Personnel, Hospital The individuals employed by the hospital. Hospital Personnel
D011787 Quality of Health Care The levels of excellence which characterize the health service or health care provided based on accepted standards of quality. Pharmacy Audit,Quality of Care,Quality of Healthcare,Audit, Pharmacy,Care Quality,Health Care Quality,Healthcare Quality,Pharmacy Audits
D002201 Capital Expenditures Those funds disbursed for facilities and equipment, particularly those related to the delivery of health care. Capital Expenditure,Expenditure, Capital,Expenditures, Capital
D002641 Chicago A city in Illinois.
D003363 Cost Control The containment, regulation, or restraint of costs. Costs are said to be contained when the value of resources committed to an activity is not considered excessive. This determination is frequently subjective and dependent upon the specific geographic area of the activity being measured. (From Dictionary of Health Services Management, 2d ed) Cost Containment,Containment, Cost,Containments, Cost,Control, Cost,Controls, Cost,Cost Containments,Cost Controls
D005377 Financial Management, Hospital The obtaining and management of funds for hospital needs and responsibility for fiscal affairs. Hospital Financial Management,Hospital Financial Managements,Financial Managements, Hospital,Management, Hospital Financial,Managements, Hospital Financial
D006779 Hospitals, Public Hospitals controlled by various types of government, i.e., city, county, district, state or federal. Public Hospitals,Hospital, Public,Public Hospital
D016347 Medical Records Systems, Computerized Computer-based systems for input, storage, display, retrieval, and printing of information contained in a patient's medical record. Automated Medical Records Systems,Computerized Medical Records Systems,Automated Medical Record System,Automated Medical Record Systems,Automated Medical Records System,Computerized Medical Record System,Computerized Medical Record Systems,Computerized Medical Records System,Computerized Patient Medical Records,Medical Record System, Automated,Medical Record System, Computerized,Medical Record Systems, Automated,Medical Record Systems, Computerized,Medical Records System, Automated,Medical Records System, Computerized,Medical Records Systems, Automated
D017598 Efficiency, Organizational The capacity of an organization, institution, or business to produce desired results with a minimum expenditure of energy, time, money, personnel, material, etc. Efficiency, Administrative,Productivity, Organizational,Program Efficiency,Administrative Efficiency,Organizational Productivity,Efficiency, Program,Organizational Efficiency,Program Efficiencies

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