Measuring, monitoring, and reducing medical harm from a systems perspective: A medical director's personal reflections

Academic Medicine

Volumn 77, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 993-1000

  Larson, Eric B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ASPERGILLOSIS; CULTURAL FACTOR; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL BUILDING; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INFORMATION SYSTEM; LEADERSHIP; MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MONITORING; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK MANAGEMENT; SAFETY;

EID: 0036794116     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001888-200210000-00010     Document Type: Review

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