Effects of a team-based assessment and intervention on patient safety culture in general practice: an open randomised controlled trial.

B. Hoffmann; V. Müller; J. Rochon; M. Gondan; B. Müller; Z. Albay; K. Weppler; M. Leifermann; C. Mießner; C. Güthlin; D. Parker; G. Hofinger; F. M. Gerlach

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Effects of a team-based assessment and intervention on patient safety culture in general practice: an open randomised controlled trial.

January 8, 2014

Hoffmann B, Müller V, Rochon J, et al. BMJ Qual Saf. 2014;23(1):35-46.

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This randomized controlled trial of 60 general practices sought to improve safety culture using a team-based self-assessment and reflection process. The investigators found no differences between control and intervention groups in structures and processes supporting patient safety, general safety climate, or incident reporting.

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