Delineation of risk through the exploration of a culture of safety in community home health.

Lynn Stevenson; Cora McRae; Waqar Ali Mughal

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Delineation of risk through the exploration of a culture of safety in community home health.

January 5, 2012

Stevenson L, McRae C, Mughal WA. Home Health Care Manag Pract. 2007;19(6).

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This study developed a chart review tool to better assess the risks facing community-based patients and discovered that the most frequent risks identified were mobility, fall prevention, and medication safety.

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