A system-oriented analysis model to enhance patient safety in healthcare organizations

Systems Engineering

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 218-232

  Chuang, Sheu Wen ^a,b   Pan, Chung Yu ^a   Huang, Chin Yin ^a  

^a TUNGHAI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Ann Hsing Risk Management Corporation   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Patient safety; Safety control structure; System oriented event analysis

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS MODELS; EVENT ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS; HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS; MODEL IMPLEMENTATION; OUTPATIENT CLINIC; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PHILOSOPHICAL APPROACHES; PILOT STUDIES; RISK MANAGEMENT MODELS; SAFETY CONTROL STRUCTURE; SAFETY CONTROLS; STEP SYSTEM; SYSTEM APPROACH; SYSTEM KNOWLEDGE; SYSTEM-ORIENTED EVENT ANALYSIS; TECHNICAL SYSTEMS; VULNERABLE SYSTEMS;

ERRORS; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH RISKS; PHILOSOPHICAL ASPECTS; RISK MANAGEMENT; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

RISK ANALYSIS;

EID: 70350345230     PISSN: 10981241     EISSN: 15206858     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sys.20120     Document Type: Article

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