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

Imprint Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 2009.
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Description 1 online resource (xxvii, 201 pages) : illustrations
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Series Rand Corporation technical report series ; TR-725-AHRQ
Technical report (Rand Corporation) ; TR-725-AHRQ.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-201).
Contents Introduction and background -- 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.
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.
Note Print version record.
Subject Outcome assessment (Medical care) -- United States.
Hospital patients -- United States -- Safety measures -- Evaluation.
Medical care -- Quality control.
Medical Errors -- prevention & control
Quality Assurance, Health Care
Safety Management
United States
Évaluation des résultats (Soins médicaux) -- États-Unis.
Hospitalisés -- États-Unis -- Sécurité -- Mesures -- Évaluation.
Soins médicaux -- Qualité -- Contrôle.
MEDICAL -- Health Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Human Services.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Workplace Culture.
Medical care -- Quality control
Outcome assessment (Medical care)
United States https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJtxgQXMWqmjMjjwXRHgrq
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Evaluation Study.
Added Author Farley, Donna.
Rand Corporation.
In: Books at JSTOR: Open Access JSTOR
Other Form: Print version: Assessing patient safety practices and outcomes in the U.S. health care system. Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 2009 9780833047748 (DLC) 2009029800 (OCoLC)427608836
ISBN 9780833049025 (electronic bk.)
083304902X (electronic bk.)
9780833047748
0833047744
9781282398610 (online)
128239861X
Report No. RAND/TR-725-AHRQ
Standard No. AU@ 000051315977
DEBBG BV043153118
DEBSZ 421916346
DEBSZ 430799640
GBVCP 1008653764
AU@ 000075798827

 
    
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