Managing system errors and failures in health care organizations: Suggestions for practice and research

Health Care Management Review

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 50-61

  Yourstone, Steven A ^a   Smith, Howard L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Connections; Managing system failures; Organization design; System errors

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL ERROR; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MEDICAL RESEARCH; REVIEW; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0036136216     PISSN: 03616274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004010-200201000-00005     Document Type: Review

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