Using four-phased unit-based patient safety walkrounds to uncover correctable system flaws

Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 396-403

  Taylor, April M ^a   Chuo, John ^a,b   Figueroa Altmann, Ana ^a   Di Taranto, Susan ^a   Shaw, Kathy N ^a,b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATOR; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; INFECTION CONTROL; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEADERSHIP; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; SAFETY; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

COMMUNICATION; FEEDBACK; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATORS; HOSPITAL UNITS; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INSERVICE TRAINING; LEADERSHIP; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PATIENT SAFETY; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84883032921     PISSN: 15537250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1553-7250(13)39053-9     Document Type: Article

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