Testing the association between patient safety indicators and hospital structural characteristics in VA and nonfederal Hospitals

Medical Care Research and Review

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 321-341

  Rivard, Peter E ^a   Elixhauser, Anne ^b   Christiansen, Cindy L ^c   Shibei Zhao, ^d   Rosen, Amy K ^d  

^a SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d Center for Health Quality Outcomes and Economic Research   (United States)

Author keywords

Adverse events; Hospital; Hospital size; Nurse staffing; Organizational factors; Patient safety; Patient safety indicators; Teaching hospitals

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE; PATIENT SAFETY; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HOSPITALS, VETERANS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL ERRORS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952640510     PISSN: 10775587     EISSN: 15526801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077558709347378     Document Type: Article

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