Accreditation's role in reducing medical errors

Western Journal of Medicine

Volumn 172, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 357-358

  O'Leary, Dennis S ^a  

^a Joint Commission   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; IATROGENIC DISEASE; LEADERSHIP; MEDICAL PRACTICE; SHORT SURVEY; UNITED STATES;

ACCREDITATION; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HUMANS; JOINT COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION OF HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS; LEADERSHIP; MEDICAL ERRORS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034130278     PISSN: 00930415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ewjm.172.6.357     Document Type: Short Survey

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