The influence of organizational context on quality improvement and patient safety efforts in infection prevention: A multi-center qualitative study

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 71, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1692-1701

  Krein, Sarah L ^a,b   Damschroder, Laura J ^a   Kowalski, Christine P ^a   Forman, Jane ^a   Hofer, Timothy P ^a,b   Saint, Sanjay ^a,b  

^a VA ANN ARBOR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Hospital; Infection prevention; Patient safety; Qualitative research; Quality improvement; USA

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE; CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE;

HEALTH AND SAFETY; HOSPITAL SECTOR; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS;

ANTISEPSIS; ARTICLE; CATHETER; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL BED; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; OPERATING ROOM; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA;

BACTEREMIA; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77957692425     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2010.07.041     Document Type: Article

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