Quality improvement initiative to reduce serious safety events and improve patient safety culture.

Stephen Muething; Anthony Goudie; Pamela J. Schoettker; Lane F. Donnelly; Martha A. Goodfriend; Tracey M. Bracke; Patrick W. Brady; Derek S. Wheeler; James Anderson; Uma Kotagal

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Quality improvement initiative to reduce serious safety events and improve patient safety culture.

December 2, 2014

Muething S, Goudie A, Schoettker PJ, et al. Pediatrics. 2012;130(2):e423-31.

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A multifaceted initiative to improve safety culture and implement system changes at a large, urban pediatric hospital was successful in decreasing serious safety events.

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