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Assessing Patient Safety Practices and Outcomes in the U.S. Health Care System

Year: 2009

Type: book

Abstract: Presents the results of a two-year study that analyzes how patient safety practices are being adopted by U.S. health care providers, examines hospital experiences with a patient safety culture survey, and assesses patient safety outcomes trends. In case studies of four U.S. communities, researchers collected information on the dynamics of local patient safety activities and on adoption of safe practices by hospitals.

Source: RAND Corporation eBooks

DOI: 10.7249/tr725

Authors: Donna Farley, M. Ridgely, Peter Mendel, Stephanie Teleki, Cheryl Damberg, Rebecca Shaw, Michael Greenberg, Amelia Haviland, Peter Hussey, Jake Dembosky, Hao Yu, Julie Brown, Chau Pham, J. Ashwood

Language: English

Topic: Patient Safety and Medication Errors

Subfield: Emergency Medical Services

Field: Health Professions

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W61331608

FWCI: 2.01

Cites: 21

Cited by: 9

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