Evidence-based organization and patient safety strategies in European hospitals

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 26, Issue , 2014, Pages 47-55

  Sunol, Rosa ^a,b   Wagner, Cordula ^c,d   Arah, Onyebuchi A ^e,x   Shaw, Charles D ^f   Kristensen, Solvejg ^g   Thompson, Caroline A ^e,h,x   Dersarkissian, Maral ^e   Bartels, Paul D ^g   Pfaff, Holger ⁱ   Secanell, Mariona ^a,b   Mora, Nuria ^a,b   Vlcek, Frantisek ^j   Kutaj Wasikowska, Halina ^k   Kutryba, Basia ^k   Michel, Philippe ^l,o   Groene, Oliver ^m   Klazinga, N ⁿ   Kringos, D S ⁿ   Lombarts, M J M H ⁿ   Plochg, T ⁿ   Lopez, M A ^a   Vallejo, P ^a   Saillour Glenisson, F ^o   Car, M ^p   Jones, S ^p   Klaus, E ^p   Bottaro, S ^q   Garel, P ^q   Saluvan, M ^r   Bruneau, C ^s   Depaigne Loth, A ^s   Hammer, A ⁱ   Ommen, O ⁱ   Botje, D ^c   Escoval, A ^t   Livio A ^t   Eiras, M ^u   Franca, M ^u   Leite, I ^u   Almeman, F ^v   Kus, H ^v   Ozturk, K ^v   Mannion, R ^w   Wang, A ^x   Thompson, A ^y   more..

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b Red de Investigación en Servicios de Salud en Enfermedades Crónicas REDISSEC   (Spain)

^c NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^d VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^g AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^h PALO ALTO MEDICAL FOUNDATION RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^j Czech Accreditation Committee   (Czech Republic)

^k Polish Society for Quality Promotion in Health Care TPJ   (Poland)

^l UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^m LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

ⁿ ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^o Red de investigación en servicios de salud en enfermedades crónicas REDISSEC ^*  (France)

^p Comité de la Coordination de l'Evaluation Clinique et de la Qualité en Aquitaine ^*  (United Kingdom)

^q European Hospital and Healthcare Federation HOPE   (Belgium)

^r HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^s Ancien Délégué Général de la Fédération de l'Hospitalisation Privée   (France)

^t Portuguese Association for Hospital Development APDH   (Portugal)

^u Portuguese Society for Quality in Health Care SPQS   (Portugal)

^v Turkish Society for Quality Improvement in Healthcare SKID   (Turkey)

^w UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^x UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^y UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

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Author keywords

Appropriate healthcare; Effectiveness; Hospital care; Patient safety; Practice variations; Quality improvement; Quality management

Indexed keywords

POTASSIUM CHLORIDE;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DELIVERY; EUROPE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HIP FRACTURE; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; WARD; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; EUROPEAN UNION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HOSPITAL; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROCEDURES; SAFETY; STANDARDS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; EUROPEAN UNION; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT SAFETY; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84912108061     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: 14643677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzu016     Document Type: Article

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