Quest for patient safety in a challenging environment

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 97-100

  Court, Denys ^a  

^a NONE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Adverse events; Healthcare system; Patient safety; Performance indicators

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; LEGAL ASPECT; NEGLIGENCE; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; SAFETY;

AUSTRALIA; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PHYSICIAN EXECUTIVES; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

EID: 0038025248     PISSN: 00048666     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0004-8666.2003.00044.x     Document Type: Article

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