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1 to 1 of 1 Research Studies DisplayedMcMahon LF, Jr., Howell JD
The hospital: still the doctors' workplace(s) - a cautionary note for approaches to safety and value improvement.
The authors discuss a study by Shahian et al. exploring an important concept: What is the relationship between global hospital safety indicators and specific hospital-level clinical outcomes? They insist that studies assessing hospital quality, safety, and outcomes also address the multiproduct nature of hospital outcomes, operations, safety, and quality.
AHRQ-funded; HS018334.
Citation: McMahon LF, Jr., Howell JD .
The hospital: still the doctors' workplace(s) - a cautionary note for approaches to safety and value improvement.
Health Serv Res 2018 Apr;53(2):601-07. doi: 10.1111/1475-6773.12780.
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Keywords: Hospitals, Outcomes, Quality Indicators (QIs), Quality Improvement