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

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Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 2009.

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Description	1 online resource (xxvii, 201 pages) : illustrations.
	text file PDF
Physical Medium	polychrome
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.
Local Note	JSTOR Books at JSTOR Open Access
	eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America
Subject	Outcome assessment (Medical care) -- United States.
	Outcome assessment (Medical care)
	United States.
	Hospital patients -- United States -- Safety measures -- Evaluation.
	Hospital patients.
	Industrial safety.
	Evaluation.
Genre/Form	Electronic book.
	Evaluation Study.
	Electronic books.
Added Author	Farley, Donna.
	Rand Corporation.
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 book)
	083304902X (electronic book)
	9780833047748
	0833047744
Report No.	RAND/TR-725-AHRQ

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

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