Error reporting and disclosure systems: Views from hospital leaders

JAMA

Volumn 293, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1359-1366

  Weissman, Joel S ^a,b   Annas, Catherine L ^e   Epstein, Arnold M ^c,d   Schneider, Eric C ^c,d   Clarridge, Brian ^f   Kirle, Leslie ^g   Gatsonis, Constantine ^h   Feibelmann, Sandra ^a   Ridley, Nancy ^e  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

^g Massachusetts Hospital Association   (United States)

^h BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFIDENTIALITY; GOVERNMENT; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATOR; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INJURY SCALE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LAW SUIT; MEDICAL ERROR; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC RELATIONS; REVIEW; SAFETY; ARTICLE; EMPIRICAL APPROACH; HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL; MANDATORY REPORTING; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

EMPIRICAL APPROACH; HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH POLICY; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATORS; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MANDATORY REPORTING; MEDICAL ERRORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 14844292726     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.293.11.1359     Document Type: Review

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