Identifying, understanding and overcoming barriers to medication error reporting in hospitals: A focus group study

BMJ Quality and Safety

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 361-368

  Hartnell, Nicole ^a   MacKinnon, Neil ^b   Sketris, Ingrid ^a   Fleming, Mark ^c  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c SAINT MARY S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; MEDICATION ERROR; NURSE; PATIENT SAFETY; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PHARMACIST; PHYSICIAN; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS;

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DISCLOSURE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MEDICAL ERRORS; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; NOVA SCOTIA; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); SAFETY MANAGEMENT; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 84860220444     PISSN: 20445415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2011-000299     Document Type: Article

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