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

by Susan M. Ridgely, Peter Mendel, Donna O. Farley

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0833047744
• ISBN13: 9780833047748
• Release Date: October 2009
• Publisher: RAND Corporation
• Length: 228 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.4" x 10.9"