Hospitalists as emerging leaders in patient safety: Lessons learned and future directions

Journal of Patient Safety

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 3-8

  Flanders, Scott A ^a,d   Kaufman, Samuel R ^a,b   Saint, Sanjay ^a,b,c   Parekh, Vikas I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Adverse events; Hospitalists; Patient safety

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL STAFF; SAFETY; UNITED STATES;

HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPITALISTS; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; MEDICAL ERRORS; MICHIGAN; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 68349141825     PISSN: 15498417     EISSN: 15498425     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PTS.0b013e31819751f2     Document Type: Article

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