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Record Nr.

UNINA9910219976703321

Titolo

Assessment of the AHRQ patient safety initiative : final report : evaluation report IV

Pubbl/distr/stampa

RAND Corporation, 2008

[Place of publication not identified], : Rand Corporation, 2008

ISBN

0-8330-4544-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource

Disciplina

610.28/9

Soggetti

Medical errors - Prevention - Government policy - United States

Iatrogenic diseases - Prevention - Government policy - United States

Patients - Safety measures - United States

Medical Errors - prevention & control

Safety Management

Program Evaluation

Government Programs

United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Sommario/riassunto

Updates the policy context of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) patient safety initiative; documents the current priorities and activities undertaken; and assesses contributions of funded projects and dissemination actions to support adoption of evidence-based safe practices. Discusses implications for future AHRQ policy, programming, and research; suggests ways to strengthen AHRQ activities.