The quality journey' at ascension health: How we've prevented at least 1,500 avoidable deaths a year-and aim to do even better

Health Affairs

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 604-611

  Pryor, David ^a   Hendrich, Ann ^a   Henkel, Robert J ^a   Beckmann, James K ^a   Tersigni, Anthony R ^a  

^a ASCENSION HEALTH   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH INJURY; DECUBITUS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; MORTALITY; PATIENT SAFETY; RELIABILITY; TEAMWORK; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; MULTI-INSTITUTIONAL SYSTEMS; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79955629405     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2010.1276     Document Type: Article

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