Development of a patient safety culture measurement tool for ambulatory health care settings: analysis of content validity.

Amanda L Schutz; Michael A Counte; Steven Meurer

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Development of a patient safety culture measurement tool for ambulatory health care settings: analysis of content validity.

June 6, 2007

Schutz AL, Counte MA, Meurer S. Health Care Manag Sci. 2007;10(2):139-49.

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The authors describe a patient safety culture survey designed for use in the ambulatory care setting and discuss the process used to test the tool's effectiveness.

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