Translating research into practice: Voluntary reporting of medication errors in critical access hospitals

Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 335-343

  Jones, Katherine J ^a,d   Cochran, Gary ^b   Hicks, Rodney W ^c   Mueller, Keith J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Ctr for the Adv of Patient Safety   (United States)

^d NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL PLANNING; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICATION ERROR; RURAL AREA; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SELF REPORT; UNITED STATES;

ADVERSE DRUG REACTION REPORTING SYSTEMS; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HOSPITALS, RURAL; HUMANS; MEDICATION ERRORS; NEBRASKA; PATIENT CARE TEAM; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK MANAGEMENT; RURAL HEALTH; TELEPHONE; VOLUNTARY PROGRAMS;

EID: 6344247560     PISSN: 0890765X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-0361.2004.tb00047.x     Document Type: Article

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