"Never events" and the quest to reduce preventable harm

Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 279-288

  Austin, J Matthew ^a,b   Pronovost, Peter J ^a,c,d  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOCUMENTATION; GOVERNMENT; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICATION ERROR; PATIENT SAFETY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; UNITED STATES;

CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES (U.S.); DOCUMENTATION; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; MEDICATION ERRORS; PATIENT SAFETY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84974817823     PISSN: 15537250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1553-7250(15)41038-4     Document Type: Article

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