Evaluation of the contributions of an electronic web-based reporting system: Enabling action

Journal of Patient Safety

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 9-15

  Levtzion Korach, Osnat ^a,b   Alcalai, Hanna ^a   Orav, Endel John ^a,b,c   Graydon Baker, Erin ^a   Keohane, Carol ^a   Bates, David W ^a,b,c   Frankel, Allan S ^b,d  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d PARTNERS HEALTHCARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adverse events; Comparison; Follow up; Hospital incident reporting; Patient safety; Physician reporting; Rate of reporting; Severity of harm; Web based reporting system

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EVALUATION; HUMAN; INTERNET; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL ERROR; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SAFETY; UNITED STATES;

HUMANS; INTERNET; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL ERRORS; RISK MANAGEMENT; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 68349125713     PISSN: 15498417     EISSN: 15498425     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PTS.0b013e318198dc8d     Document Type: Article

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