Effects of a team-based assessment and intervention on patient safety culture in general practice: An open randomised controlled trial

BMJ Quality and Safety

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 35-46

  Hoffmann, B ^a   Muller V ^a   Rochon, J ^b   Gondan, M ^b   Muller B ^a   Albay, Z ^a   Weppler, K ^a   Leifermann, M ^a   Miessner C ^a   Guthlin C ^a   Parker, D ^c   Hofinger, G ^d   Gerlach, F M ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^c Safety Culture Limited   (United Kingdom)

^d Team HF Hofinger Forschung Beratung Training   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; INCIDENT REPORT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PATIENT SAFETY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

GENERAL PRACTICE; GERMANY; GROUP PROCESSES; HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT SAFETY; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE LOCATION; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; SAMPLE SIZE; SELF-ASSESSMENT; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84892750086     PISSN: 20445415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2013-001899     Document Type: Article

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