Medical errors: Overcoming the challenges

Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 37, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1063-1071

  Kalra, Jawahar ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b ROYAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bioethics; Disclosure; Educational program; Medical errors; Patient safety; Voluntary error reporting

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; EMOTION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LABORATORY; LEADERSHIP; LEARNING; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; MEDICINE; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERFORMANCE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SAFETY; SCIENCE; SKILL;

HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH FACILITIES; HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; PATIENTS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; RISK MANAGEMENT; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 10044278164     PISSN: 00099120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2004.08.008     Document Type: Review

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