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Record Nr.

UNINA9910219983703321

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Santa Monica, CA, : RAND, 2009

ISBN

1-282-39861-X

9786612398612

0-8330-4902-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (231 p.)

Collana

Technical Report

Altri autori (Persone)

FarleyDonna

Disciplina

362.110973

Soggetti

Outcome assessment (Medical care) - United States

Hospital patients - United States - Safety measures - Evaluation

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-201).

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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.