How event reporting by US hospitals has changed from 2005 to 2009

BMJ Quality and Safety

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 70-77

  Farley, Donna O ^a   Haviland, Amelia ^a   Haas, Ann ^a   Pham, Chau ^a   Munier, William B ^b   Battles, James B ^b  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^b AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL POLICY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT SAFETY AND QUALITY IMPROVEMENT ACT; PHYSICIAN; RISK MANAGEMENT; SELF REPORT; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; PATIENT SAFETY; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84355162188     PISSN: 20445415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2011-000114     Document Type: Article

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