Patient safety analysis linking claims and administrative data

International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 698-711

  Lovaglio, Pietro Giorgio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adverse events; Clinical risk management; Medical management; Patient safety; Quality control

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ARTICLE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; ITALY; LEGAL LIABILITY; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL ERROR; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK MANAGEMENT; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

ACCREDITATION; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; ITALY; LIABILITY, LEGAL; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL ERRORS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT SAFETY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84867153185     PISSN: 09526862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09526861211270640     Document Type: Article

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