Improving patient safety: Effects of a safety program on performance and culture in a department of radiology

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 193, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 165-171

  Donnelly, Lane F ^a   Dickerson, Julie M ^a   Goodfriend, Martha A ^a   Muething, Stephen E ^a  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Patient safety; Safety program

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD SAFETY; FISHER EXACT TEST; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL ERROR; PERSONAL TRAINER; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION SAFETY; RADIOLOGIST; RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT; UNITED STATES; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PEDIATRICS; SAFETY; STATISTICS;

EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; MEDICAL ERRORS; OHIO; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PEDIATRICS; RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 67650287916     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.08.2086     Document Type: Article

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