Reducing inpatient suicide risk: Using human factors analysis to improve observation practices

Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 15-24

  Janofsky, Jeffrey S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; COMPUTER PROGRAM; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; NURSING; OBSERVATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK MANAGEMENT; STANDARD; STATISTICS; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES;

BALTIMORE; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MENTAL DISORDERS; OBSERVATION; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); REFERENCE STANDARDS; RISK MANAGEMENT; SOFTWARE DESIGN; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 66149140218     PISSN: 10936793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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