A tool for the concise analysis of patient safety incidents

Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 26-33

  Pham, Julius Cuong ^a   Hoffman, Carolyn ^b,c   Popescu, Ioana ^d   Ijagbemi, O Mayowa ^e   Carson, Kathryn A ^f  

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

^b ALBERTA HEALTH SERVICES   (Canada)

^c Saskatchewan Registered Nurses' Association   (Canada)

^d Canadian Patient Safety Institute   (Canada)

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

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CANADA; HONG KONG; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT SAFETY; PERCEPTION; STAFF; UNITED STATES; ADVISORY COMMITTEE; CLINICAL TRIAL; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MEDICAL ERROR; MULTICENTER STUDY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PILOT STUDY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RISK MANAGEMENT; SAFETY; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

ADVISORY COMMITTEES; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; MEDICAL ERRORS; PATIENT SAFETY; PILOT PROJECTS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RISK MANAGEMENT; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84975041797     PISSN: 15537250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1553-7250(16)42003-9     Document Type: Article

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