Harnessing implementation science to improve care quality and patient safety: A systematic review of targeted literature

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 321-329

  Braithwaite, Jeffrey ^a   Marks, Danielle ^a   Taylor, Natalie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b BRADFORD INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Appropriate healthcare; Patient safety

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTENT ANALYSIS; GROUNDED THEORY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCIENCE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; ORGANIZATION; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH;

EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; HUMANS; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PATIENT SAFETY; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; TRANSLATIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH;

EID: 84901827208     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: 14643677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzu047     Document Type: Article

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