An Anesthesiology Department Leads Culture Change at a Hospital System Level to Improve Quality and Patient Safety

Anesthesiology Clinics

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 153-167

  Fleischut, Peter M ^a   Evans, Adam S ^a,b   Faggiani, Susan L ^a   Lazar, Eliot J ^a   Kerr, Gregory E ^a  

^a NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b New York Presbyterian Hospital Columbia University Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Culture change; Housestaff quality council; Quality and patient safety; Quality improvement

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIOLOGY; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION; HOSPITAL PLANNING; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL STAFF; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; RESIDENT; REVIEW;

ANESTHESIA DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNICATION; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; MEDICAL ERRORS; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; NEW YORK CITY; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PATIENTS; PHYSICIANS; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 79551571408     PISSN: 19322275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anclin.2010.11.003     Document Type: Review

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