Assessment of patient safety research from an organizational ergonomics and structural perspective

Ergonomics

Volumn 50, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1451-1484

  Schutz, A L ^a   Counte, M A ^a   Meurer, S ^b  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DeKalb Quality Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Health management; Health policy; Organizational ergonomics; Patient safety

Indexed keywords

ERGONOMICS; HEALTH INSURANCE; PUBLIC POLICY; QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

HEALTH MANAGEMENT; ORGANIZATIONAL ERGONOMICS; PATIENT SAFETY IMPROVEMENT INITIATIVES;

HEALTH CARE;

CINAHL; DATA BASE; ERGONOMICS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FUNDING; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; LEADERSHIP; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDLINE; PATIENT SAFETY; QUALITY CONTROL; REIMBURSEMENT; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TEAMWORK; THEORETICAL STUDY;

HEALTH FACILITIES; HEALTH POLICY; HUMAN ENGINEERING; PATIENTS; RESEARCH; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34547525288     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140130701346765     Document Type: Review

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