Do daily ward interviews improve measurement of hospital quality and safety indicators? A prospective observational study

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 792-798

  Sarkies, Mitchell N ^a   Bowles, Kelly Ann ^a   Skinner, Elizabeth H ^b   Haas, Romi ^a   Mitchell, Deb ^a   O'Brien, Lisa ^a   May, Kerry ^c   Ghaly, Marcelle ^b   Ho, Melissa ^a   Haines, Terry P ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b WESTERN HEALTH   (Australia)

^c SOUTHERN HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

clinical safety; health services research; medical informatics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FALLING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INCIDENT REPORT; INJURY; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RAPID RESPONSE TEAM; WARD;

EID: 84990220194     PISSN: 13561294     EISSN: 13652753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jep.12543     Document Type: Article

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