Exploring new avenues to assess the sharp end of patient safety: An analysis of nationally aggregated peer review data

BMJ Quality and Safety

Volumn 23, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 1023-1030

  Meeks, Derek W ^a,b   Meyer, Ashley N D ^a,b   Rose, Barbara ^c   Walker, Yuri N ^c   Singh, Hardeep ^a,b,d  

^a MICHAEL E DEBAKEY VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^d HSRandD Houston Center of Excellence   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; MASS SCREENING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PEER REVIEW; PROGRAM APPROPRIATENESS; REVIEW; RISK MANAGEMENT; SELF EVALUATION; THERAPEUTIC ERROR; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS; UNITED STATES;

DATA COLLECTION; HUMANS; PATIENT SAFETY; PEER REVIEW, HEALTH CARE; RISK MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS;

EID: 84910654745     PISSN: 20445415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2014-003239     Document Type: Review

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