System-wide learning from root cause analysis: A report from the New South Wales Root Cause Analysis Review Committee

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2010, Pages

  Taitz, Jonny ^a,c   Genn, Kelvin ^b   Brooks, Vanessa ^b   Ross, Deborah ^b   Ryan, Kathleen ^b   Shumack, Bronwyn ^a   Burrell, Tony ^a   Kennedy, Peter ^a  

^a Clinical Excellence Commission   (Australia)

^b New South Wales Government   (Australia)

^c SYDNEY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVISORY COMMITTEE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; HUMAN; MEDICAL ERROR; SYSTEM ANALYSIS;

ADVISORY COMMITTEES; HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; NEW SOUTH WALES; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

EID: 78650374206     PISSN: 14753898     EISSN: 14753901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qshc.2008.032144     Document Type: Article

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