Communication and psychological safety in veterans health administration work environments

Journal of Health Organization and Management

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 754-776

  Yanchus, Nancy J ^a   Derickson, Ryan ^a   Moore, Scott C ^a   Bologna, Daniele ^b   Osatuke, Katerine ^a  

^a Veterans Health Administration National Center for Organization Development   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication; Health care environment; Health care providers; Organizational climate; Psychological safety; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; UNITED STATES;

HEALTH FACILITY ADMINISTRATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HOSPITALS, VETERANS; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PATIENT SAFETY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS;

EID: 84912525396     PISSN: 14777266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/JHOM-12-2012-0241     Document Type: Article

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