Assessment of contributions to patient safety knowledge by the agency for healthcare research and quality-funded patient safety projects

Health Services Research

Volumn 44, Issue 2P2, 2009, Pages 646-664

  Sorbero, Melony E S ^a   Ricci, Karen A ^a   Lovejoy, Susan ^a   Haviland, Amelia M ^a   Smith, Linda ^b   Bradley, Lily A ^c   Hiatt, Liisa ^a   Farley, Donna O ^a  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^b Planet Care/Global Health Access Program   (United States)

^c HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Patient safety; Safety practices

Indexed keywords

COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MEDICAL ERRORS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY;

EID: 62449294408     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: 14756773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2008.00930.x     Document Type: Article

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