Organizational silence and hidden threats to patient safety

Health Services Research

Volumn 41, Issue 4 II, 2006, Pages 1539-1554

  Henriksen, Kerm ^a   Dayton, Elizabeth ^a  

^a AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication; High reliability organizations; Organizational learning; Organizational silence; Patient safety

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEADERSHIP; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PATIENT SAFETY; RESPONSIBILITY; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT; TRUST;

GROUP PROCESSES; HEALTH FACILITIES; HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33746365092     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: 14756773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2006.00564.x     Document Type: Review

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