Using clinical risk management as a means of enhancing patient safety: The Irish experience

International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 90-98

  McElhinney, John ^a   Heffernan, Orla ^a  

^a Saolta University Health Care Group   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Clinical effectiveness; Ireland; Patients; Risk management; Safety

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HUMAN; MANAGEMENT; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL RECORD; METHODOLOGY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RISK MANAGEMENT; SAFETY; STANDARD; STATISTICS; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

FORMS AND RECORDS CONTROL; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY, 300 TO 499; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; INSTITUTIONAL MANAGEMENT TEAMS; MEDICAL ERRORS; NORTHERN IRELAND; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; STAFF DEVELOPMENT; STATE MEDICINE; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

EID: 0041736311     PISSN: 09526862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09526860310465609     Document Type: Article

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