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

Author

Teleki; Stephanie S. ; Damberg; Cheryl L. ; Mendel; Peter ; Farley; Donna O. ; Ridgely; M. Susan

Year

2009

Publisher

RAND Corporation

Type

BOOK

Description

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.