Interview: Is hospital patient care becoming safer? A conversation with Lucian Leape

Health Affairs

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2007, Pages

  Buerhaus, Peter I ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; LEADERSHIP; MEDICAL ERROR; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATION; SAFETY; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DISCLOSURE; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; MEDICAL ERRORS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 38749146340     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 02782715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.26.6.w687     Document Type: Review

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4. Ibid.
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