The impact of health system membership on patient safety initiatives

Health Care Management Review

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 13-20

  Ford, Eric W ^a   Short, Jeremy C ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Health networks; Organizational configurations; Patient safety initiatives; Strategic groups

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SURVEY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL STAFF; PATIENT SAFETY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TAXONOMY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MEDICAL ORDER ENTRY SYSTEMS; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; MULTI-INSTITUTIONAL SYSTEMS; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 37349074712     PISSN: 03616274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.HMR.0000304496.89684.7f     Document Type: Article

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