Exploring relationships between patient safety culture and patients' assessments of hospital care

Journal of Patient Safety

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 131-139

  Sorra, Joann ^a   Khanna, Kabir ^a   Dyer, Naomi ^a   Mardon, Russ ^a   Famolaro, Theresa ^a  

^a WESTAT   (United States)

Author keywords

CAHPS; HCAHPS; HSOPS; patient experience; patient safety; patient safety culture; patient satisfaction; safety culture; SOPS

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY;

EID: 84865723638     PISSN: 15498417     EISSN: 15498425     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PTS.0b013e318258ca46     Document Type: Article

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