Reporting of sentinel events in Swedish hospitals: A comparison of severe adverse events reported by patients and providers

Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety

Volumn 37, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 495-501

  Öhrn, Annica ^a   ElfstrÖm, Johan ^b   Liedgren, Christer ^b   Rutberg, Hans ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Patient Safety Unit   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INFANT; INJURY; INSURANCE; MALE; MALPRACTICE; MANDATORY REPORTING; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL ERROR; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; STANDARD; STATISTICS; SWEDEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INSURANCE CLAIM REVIEW; MALE; MALPRACTICE; MANDATORY REPORTING; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL ERRORS; MIDDLE AGED; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; SWEDEN; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80054764499     PISSN: 15537250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1553-7250(11)37063-8     Document Type: Article

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