Selection of indicators for continuous monitoring of patient safety: Recommendations of the project 'safety improvement for patients in Europe'

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 169-175

  Kristensen, Solvejg ^a   Mainz, Jan ^a   Bartels, Paul ^a  

^a European Society for Quality in Health Care   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Improvement; Measurement of quality; Patient safety; Safety indicators; Systematic monitoring

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL INDICATOR; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; CULTURAL FACTOR; EUROPE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FALLING; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFECTION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICATION ERROR; OBSTETRICS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EUROPE; HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 66049164625     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: 14643677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzp015     Document Type: Review

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