Safety as a hospital organizational priority: A case study

Clinical Governance

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 203-219

  Alhatmi, Yasmeen ^a  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Oman)

Author keywords

Health services; Hospitals; OmanPaper type Case study; Organizational culture; Quality improvement; Safety

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ACCREDITATION; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CASE STUDY; CONFIDENTIALITY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; FALL RISK ASSESSMENT; FALLING; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; OMAN; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PEER REVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK MANAGEMENT; RISK REDUCTION; TEAMWORK; TRAINING;

EID: 80054899367     PISSN: 14777274     EISSN: 17586038     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14777271111153831     Document Type: Article

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