A descriptive study of morbidity and mortality conferences and their conformity to medical incident analysis models: Results of the morbidity and mortality conference improvement study, Phase 1

American Journal of Medical Quality

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 232-238

  Aboumatar, Hanan J ^a   Blackledge Jr , Charles G ^a   Dickson, Conan ^a   Heitmiller, Eugenie ^a   Freischlag, Julie ^b   Pronovost, Peter J ^c,d,e,f  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Adult Critical Care Medicine ^*

^d Adult Critical Care Medicine   (United States)

^e Johns Hopkins Quality and Safety Research Group   (United States)

^f Center for Innovations in Quality Patient Care   (United States)

Author keywords

Case analysis; Health care quality improvement; Medical education; Medical error; Mortality morbidity conference

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL ERROR; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SAFETY;

CONGRESSES; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 34547491733     PISSN: 10628606     EISSN: 1555824X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1062860607303292     Document Type: Article

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