Health systems' accountability for patient safety

Online Journal of Issues in Nursing

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 20-31

  Keepnews, David ^a,b   Mitchell, Pamela H ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Accountability; Health care error; Medical error; Patient safety; Sentinel Events

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MANDATORY REPORTING; MEDICAL ERROR; PATIENT CARE; RESPONSIBILITY; REVIEW; SAFETY;

EID: 3042521305     PISSN: 10913734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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