Using a logic model to design and evaluate quality and patient safety improvement programs

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 330-337

  Goeschel, Christine A ^a,b,c   Weiss, William M ^b   Pronovost, Peter J ^a,b,c,d  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c University School of Nursing at Indianapolis   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Design for safety; General methodology; Measurement of quality; Patient safety; Quality management; Quality measurement

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LOGIC; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TREATMENT PLANNING;

CATHETER-RELATED INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LOGISTIC MODELS; PATIENT SAFETY; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT;

EID: 84864503686     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: 14643677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzs029     Document Type: Article

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