The preventable harm index: An effective motivator to facilitate the drive to zero

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 157, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 681-683

  Brilli, Richard J ^a,b   McClead Jr , Richard E ^a,b   Davis, Terrance ^a,b   Stoverock, Linda ^a   Rayburn, Anamarie ^a   Berry, Janet C ^a  

^a NATIONWIDE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL ERROR; MOTIVATION; NOTE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSICIAN; PREVENTABLE HARM INDEX; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; DRIVE; HARM REDUCTION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; SAFETY; STANDARDS;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DRIVE; HARM REDUCTION; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; MOTIVATION; SAFETY;

EID: 77956394439     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2010.05.046     Document Type: Note

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