Exploring the lack of progress in improving patient safety in Australian hospitals

Health Services Management Research

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 32-39

  Leggat, Sandra ^b   Bartram, Timothy ^a,c   Stanton, Pauline ^b  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c School of Business   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DECISION MAKING; EMPOWERMENT; HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATOR; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; SAFETY; STANDARD;

AUSTRALIA; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATORS; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 44049089094     PISSN: 09514848     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/hsmr.2007.007012     Document Type: Article

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