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Assessing patient safety practices and outcomes in the U.S. health care system / Donna O. Farley ... [et al.].

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Assessing patient safety practices and outcomes in the U.S. health care system / Donna O. Farley ... [et al.].
Publication
Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 2009.

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Additional Authors
  • Farley, Donna.
  • Rand Corporation.
Description
p.; cm.
Summary
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.
Subject
  • Hospital patients > United States > Evaluation
  • Medical Errors > prevention & control
  • Outcome assessment (Medical care) > United States
  • Quality Assurance, Health Care
  • Safety Management
  • United States
Genre/Form
Evaluation Study
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references.
Contents
Uptake of patient safety practices in four U.S. communities -- Use of the hospital survey on patient safety culture -- National survey on adoption of NQF safe practices -- Trends for patient safety outcomes -- Suggested approach for monitoring effects of the patient safety initiative.
ISBN
9780833047748 (pbk. : alk. paper)
LCCN
^^2009029800
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library