Crossing to safety: Transforming healthcare organizations for patient safety

Journal of Postgraduate Medicine

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 61-67

  Ralston, J D ^a   Larson, E B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Organizational Culture; Patient Care; Safety

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DRUG; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; WARFARIN;

CHRONIC DISEASE; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG OVERDOSE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEADERSHIP; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL ERROR; PATIENT CARE; REVIEW; SAFETY; SIDE EFFECT; TAXONOMY; TECHNOLOGY;

HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; MEDICAL ERRORS; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 22144477501     PISSN: 00223859     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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