Communication and culture: Opportunities for safer surgery

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 91-92

  Stevens, Jennifer P ^a   Rogers, Selwyn O ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COHORT ANALYSIS; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEADERSHIP; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAID; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICARE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NOTE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OPERATING ROOM; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; POLITICS; PROBLEM SOLVING; SURGICAL APPROACH; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

COMMUNICATION; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MEDICAL ERRORS; OPERATING ROOMS; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE;

EID: 65649094459     PISSN: 14753898     EISSN: 14753901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qshc.2009.032177     Document Type: Note

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