Selecting indicators for patient safety at the health system level in OECD countries

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 18, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2006, Pages 14-20

  McLoughlin, Vivienne ^a   Millar, John ^b   Mattke, Soeren ^c   Franca, Margarida ^d   Jonsson, Pia Maria ^e   Somekh, David ^f   Bates, David ^g  

^a Health Foundation   (United Kingdom)

^b CANADIAN INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH INFORMATION   (Canada)

^c OECD   (France)

^d Instituto da Qualidade em Saude   (Portugal)

^e NATIONAL BOARD OF HEALTH AND WELFARE   (Sweden)

^f European Society for Quality in Healthcare   (United Kingdom)

^g BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Patient safety; Quality indicator

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; BIRTH INJURY; CONTINUING EDUCATION; DISINFECTION; FALLING; HAND WASHING; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICATION ERROR; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS MONITORING; RATING SCALE; STAFF TRAINING; SURGICAL INFECTION;

BENCHMARKING; CONSENSUS; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCES; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCES AS TOPIC; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MEDICAL ERRORS; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; RISK MANAGEMENT; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 33748768966     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: 14643677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzl030     Document Type: Article

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