Implementing a patient safety and quality program across two merged pediatric institutions

Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 43-48

  Abramson, Erika ^a,b   Hyman, Daniel ^a,b,c,d   Osorio, Nena ^b   Kaushal, Rainu ^a,b,e,f  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c New York Presbyterian Hospital ^*  (United States)

^d CHILDREN S HOSPITAL COLORADO   (United States)

^e Division of Quality and Clinical Informatics   (United States)

^f Joint Commission   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; MEDICAL ERROR; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PEDIATRICS; RISK MANAGEMENT; SAFETY; STANDARD; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; HEALTH FACILITY MERGER; HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; NEW YORK CITY; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PEDIATRICS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RISK MANAGEMENT; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 59849111962     PISSN: 15537250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1553-7250(09)35007-2     Document Type: Article

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