A framework for classifying patient safety practices: Results from an expert consensus process

BMJ Quality and Safety

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 618-624

  Dy, Sydney M ^a   Taylor, Stephanie L ^b,c   Carr, Lauren H ^d   Foy, Robbie ^e   Pronovost, Peter J ^a   Øvretveit, John ^f   Wachter, Robert M ^d   Rubenstein, Lisa V ^b,c   Hempel, Susanne ^b   McDonald, Kathryn M ^g   Shekelle, Paul G ^b,c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^f KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^g STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; CONSENSUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL EXPERT; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PATIENT CODING; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT SAFETY PRACTICES;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNICATION; CONSENSUS; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; POLICY; POLICY MAKING; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 79959331283     PISSN: 20445415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs.2010.049296     Document Type: Article

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