A case of the birth and death of a high reliability healthcare organisation

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 216-220

  Roberts, K H ^a   Madsen, P ^a   Desai, V ^a   Van Stralen, D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BIRTH RATE; CAREGIVER; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; INFANT MORTALITY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LEADERSHIP; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ERROR; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROCESS MODEL; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; STANDARD;

ADOLESCENT; CALIFORNIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; EMPLOYEE INCENTIVE PLANS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; LEADERSHIP; MEDICAL ERRORS; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 20644442014     PISSN: 14753898     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qshc.2003.009589     Document Type: Review

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