Assessing patient safety practices and outcomes in the U.S. health care system
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...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Santa Monica, CA
RAND
2009, 2009
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| Series: | Rand Corporation technical report series
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| Collection: | JSTOR Open Access Books - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-201)
- 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