Improving patient safety and quality: What are the challenges and gaps in introducing an integrated electronic adverse incident and recording system within health care industry?

International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 107-115

  Walsh, Kerry ^a   Antony, Jiju ^a  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Patients; Quality costs; Quality management; Safety measures

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MASS COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL RECORD; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SAFETY; UNITED KINGDOM;

DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE SECTOR; HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; RISK MANAGEMENT; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 33847388848     PISSN: 09526862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09526860710731807     Document Type: Article

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