Workplace engagement and workers' compensation claims as predictors for patient safety culture.

Jonathon Thorp; Waheed Baqai; Dan Witters; Jim Harter; Sangeeta Agrawal; Kirti Kanitkar; James Pappas

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Workplace engagement and workers' compensation claims as predictors for patient safety culture.

October 17, 2012

Thorp J, Baqai W, Witters D, et al. J Patient Saf. 2012;8(4):194-201.

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Hospital units that had fewer workers' compensation claims also had higher scores on patient safety culture surveys, indicating a link between workplace safety and safety culture.

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