Analysis and prioritization of near-miss adverse events in a radiology department

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 196, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1120-1124

  Thornton, Raymond H ^a   Miransky, Jeremy ^a   Killen, Aileen R ^a   Solomon, Stephen B ^a   Brody, Lynn A ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adverse event; Near miss; Quality; Safety

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTRONICS; HUMAN; MEDICAL ERROR; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SAFETY; STATISTICS;

COHORT STUDIES; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HUMANS; RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 79959600286     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: 15463141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.10.5373     Document Type: Article

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