A practical framework for patient care teams to prospectively identify and mitigate clinical hazards

Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 72-81

  Herzer, Kurt R ^a   Rodriguez Paz, Jose M ^a   Doyle, Peter A ^b   Flint, Paul W ^c   Feller Kopman, David J ^c   Herman, Joseph ^c   Bristow, Robert E ^a   Cover, Renee ^b   Pronovost, Peter J ^a,d   Mark, Lynette J ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery ^*

^d Joint Commission   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL ERROR; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; POSTMARKETING SURVEILLANCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; STANDARD;

HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PRODUCT SURVEILLANCE, POSTMARKETING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 78650421648     PISSN: 15537250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1553-7250(09)35010-2     Document Type: Article

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