Educational quality improvement report: Outcomes from a revised morbidity and mortality format that emphasised patient safety

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 422-427

  Bechtold, M L ^b   Scott, S ^b   Nelson, K ^a   Cox, K R ^a   Dellsperger, K C ^b   Hall, L W ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b University of Missouri   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL ERROR; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; REVIEW;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL ERRORS; MISSOURI; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 37749054315     PISSN: 14753898     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qshc.2006.021139     Document Type: Review

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