What methods are used to apply positive deviance within healthcare organisations? A systematic review

BMJ Quality and Safety

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 190-201

  Baxter, Ruth ^a,b   Taylor, Natalie ^b,c   Kellar, Ian ^a,b   Lawton, Rebecca ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b BRADFORD INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^c MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATED INFECTION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALNUTRITION; NORTH AMERICA; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PEER REVIEW; POSITIVE DEVIANCE; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SECONDARY HEALTH CARE; STUDY DESIGN; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; SAFETY; STANDARDS; UNITED STATES;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; PATIENT SAFETY; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84959112997     PISSN: 20445415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2015-004386     Document Type: Review

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