Assessing Patient Safety Practices and Outcomes in the U.S. Health Care System

• Main Author: Farley, Donna O. (auth)
• Other Authors: Ridgely, M. Susan (auth), Mendel, Peter (auth), Teleki, Stephanie S. (auth), Damberg, Cheryl L. (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: RAND Corporation 2009
• Subjects: Medicolegal issues; Public health & preventive medicine; Social welfare & social services; Health Sciences; Sociology
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

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...