Effect of a comprehensive obstetric patient safety program on compensation payments and sentinel events

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 204, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 97-105

  Grunebaum, Amos ^a   Chervenak, Frank ^a   Skupski, Daniel ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

compensation payments; medical liability; obstetric adverse outcomes; patient safety; sentinel events

Indexed keywords

MAGNESIUM SULFATE; MISOPROSTOL; OXYTOCIN;

CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMMUNICATION PROTOCOL; COMMUNICATION SKILL; COMPENSATION; DRUG SAFETY; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FETUS MONITORING; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LABOR INDUCTION; LEGAL LIABILITY; LUNG EMBOLISM; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MEDICAL ERROR; OBSTETRIC CARE; OBSTETRIC PATIENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENTINEL EVENT; SHOULDER DYSTOCIA; UTERINE CERVIX RIPENING;

FEMALE; HUMANS; LIABILITY, LEGAL; OBSTETRICS; PREGNANCY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SAFETY;

EID: 79551486727     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2010.11.009     Document Type: Review

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