The problem with.': A new series on problematic improvements and problematic problems in healthcare quality and patient safety

BMJ Quality and Safety

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 246-249

  Shojania, Kaveh G ^a   Catchpole, Ken ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTERIZED PROVIDER ORDER ENTRY; CROWDING (AREA); ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; EMERGENCY WARD; FOLLOW UP; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INVESTMENT; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; MOTIVATION; NOTE; NURSING HOME; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PHARMACIST; STANDARDIZED MORTALITY RATIO; TEAMWORK; WORKFLOW; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; MEDICAL ERROR; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; PATIENT SAFETY; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84924973350     PISSN: 20445415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2015-004033     Document Type: Note

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