Applied strategies for improving patient safety: A comprehensive process to improve care in rural and frontier communities

Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 355-362

  Westfall, John M ^a   Fernald, Douglas H ^a   Staton, Elizabeth W ^a   VanVorst, Rebecca ^a   West, David ^a   Pace, Wilson D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMMUNITY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; ERROR; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL STAFF; MEDICATION ERROR; PATIENT CARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RISK MANAGEMENT; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SAFETY;

COLORADO; COMPUTER SECURITY; CONFIDENTIALITY; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HOSPITALS, RURAL; HUMANS; MEDICAL RECORD LINKAGE; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; MEDICATION ERRORS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 6344231266     PISSN: 0890765X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-0361.2004.tb00049.x     Document Type: Article

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