Sensemaking of patient safety risks and hazards

Health Services Research

Volumn 41, Issue 4 II, 2006, Pages 1555-1575

  Battles, James B ^a   Dixon, Nancy M ^b   Borotkanics, Robert J ^a   Rabin Fastmen, Barbara ^c   Kaplan, Harold S ^d  

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

^b Common Knowledge Associates ^*  (United States)

^c Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^d New York Presbyterian Hospital ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Hazard analysis; Medical error; Patient safety; Risk assessment; Sense making

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DATA ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENT; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL ERROR; PATIENT SAFETY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION;

HEALTH FACILITIES; HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33746370679     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: 14756773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2006.00565.x     Document Type: Review

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