Determinants of adverse events in hospitals—the potential role of patient safety culture.

Theresa J B Kline; Chelsea Willness; William A. Ghali

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Determinants of adverse events in hospitals—the potential role of patient safety culture.

February 27, 2008

Kline TJB, Willness C, Ghali WA. J Healthc Qual. 2008;30(1):11-7.

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This study discovered a relationship between the resource intensity of a medical admission and the severity of related adverse events, and also found that hospital units with a more positive safety culture predicted lower incident severity.

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