A 10-Rights Framework for patient care quality and safety

American Journal of Medical Quality

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 103-111

  Wakefield, Douglas S ^a   Ward, Marcia M ^b   Wakefield, Bonnie J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Access and evaluation; Health care; Health care quality; Outcome and process assessment (health care); Patient safety; Quality indicators; Quality of health care

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; SAFETY; UNITED STATES;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; HUMANS; JOINT COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION OF HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS; PATIENT EDUCATION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SAFETY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34047112466     PISSN: 10628606     EISSN: 1555824X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1062860606298553     Document Type: Article

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