How does context affect interventions to improve patient safety? An assessment of evidence from studies of five patient safety practices and proposals for research

BMJ Quality and Safety

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 604-610

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

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b Southern California Evidence Based Practice Center   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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

^e STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^g VA HSRD Center of Excellence for the Study of Healthcare Provider Behavior   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MEDICAL EXPERT; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT SAFETY PRACTICES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; CATHETER-RELATED INFECTIONS; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MEDICATION ERRORS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 79959363027     PISSN: 20445415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs.2010.047035     Document Type: Article

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