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•Quality Improvement Strategies (121)

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STUDY

Professionalism: a necessary ingredient in a culture of safety.

DuPree E, Anderson R, McEvoy MD, Brodman M. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2011;37:447-455.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Case study: sustaining a culture of safety in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care System.

Chase D, McCarthy D. Quality Matters. April/May 2010.

STUDY

Organisational culture: variation across hospitals and connection to patient safety climate.

Speroff T, Nwosu S, Greevy R, et al. Qual Saf Health Care. 2010;19:592-596.

AWARD RECIPIENT

2006 Quest for Quality Prize.

Runy LA. Hosp Health Netw. September 2006.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Empowered to improve.

Gardner E. Mod Healthc. May 18, 2009;39:28-31.

STUDY

Assessing and improving safety culture throughout an academic medical centre: a prospective cohort study.

Paine LA, Rosenstein BJ, Sexton JB, Kent P, Holzmueller CG, Pronovost PJ. Qual Saf Health Care. 2010;19:547-554.

STUDY

Hospital safety climate and safety outcomes: is there a relationship in the VA?

Rosen AK, Singer S, Zhao S, Shokeen P, Meterko M, Gaba D. Med Care Res Rev. 2010;67:590-608.

STUDY

The use of a CPOE log for the analysis of physicians' behavior when responding to drug-duplication reminders.

Long A-J, Chang P, Li Y-C, Chiu W-T. Int J Med Inform. 2008;77:499-506.

STUDY

How active resisters and organizational constipators affect health care–acquired infection prevention efforts.

Saint S, Kowalski CP, Banaszak-Holl J, Forman J, Damschroder L, Krein SL. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2009;35:239-246.

COMMENTARY

Implementing patient safety initiatives in rural hospitals.

Klingner J, Moscovice I, Tupper J, Coburn A, Wakefield M. J Rural Health. 2009;25:352-357.

STUDY

Teamwork on inpatient medical units: assessing attitudes and barriers.

O'Leary KJ, Ritter CD, Wheeler H, Szekendi MK, Brinton TS, Williams MV. Qual Saf Health Care. 2010;19:117-121.

STUDY

A case for safety leadership team training of hospital managers.

Singer SJ, Hayes J, Cooper JB, et al. Health Care Manage Rev. 2011;36:1-13.

STUDY

Veterans Affairs initiative to prevent methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections.

Jain R, Kralovic SM, Evans ME, et al. N Engl J Med. 2011;364:1419-1430.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Leadership practices to advance patient safety.

Crowley JD, Deen JB. Patient Saf Qual Healthc. May/June 2009;6:18-22.

STUDY

A relational leadership perspective on unit-level safety climate.

Thompson DN, Hoffman LA, Sereika SM, et al. J Nurs Adm. 2011;41:479-487.

STUDY

Patient Safety Dialogue: evaluation of an intervention aimed at achieving an improved patient safety culture.

Öhrn A, Rutberg H, Nilsen P. J Patient Saf. 2011;7:185-192.

STUDY

Relationship of hospital organizational culture to patient safety climate in the Veterans Health Administration.

Hartmann CW, Meterko M, Rosen AK, et al. Med Care Res Rev. 2009;66:320-338.

COMMENTARY

A leadership initiative to improve communication and enhance safety.

Donahue M, Miller M, Smith L, Dykes P, Fitzpatrick JJ. Am J Med Qual. 2011;26:206-211.

STUDY

Long-term reduction in adverse drug events: an evidence-based improvement model.

Gazarian M, Graudins LV. Pediatrics. 2012;129:e1334-e1342.

STUDY

Insights into the climate of safety towards the prevention of falls among hospital staff.

Black AA, Brauer SG, Bell RAR, Economidis AJ, Haines TP. J Clin Nurs. 2011;20:2924-2930.

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