International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance: Volume 20 Issue 7
Addressing the issues of management and quality
Table of contents - Special Issue: Patient safety structures, processes and outcomes
Promoting safety: Longer‐term responses of three health professional groups to a safety improvement programme
Mary T. Westbrook, Jeffrey Braithwaite, Joanne F. Travaglia, Debbi Long, Christine Jorm, Rick A. IedemaPatient safety has been addressed since 2002 in the health system of New South Wales, Australia via a Safety Improvement Programme (SIP), which took a system‐wide approach. The…
Safety self‐efficacy and safety performance: Potential antecedents and the moderation effect of standardization
Tal Katz‐Navon, Eitan Naveh, Zvi SternPurpose – The purpose of this paper is to suggest a new safety self‐efficacy construct and to explore its antecedents and interaction with standardization to influence in‐patient…
Are health systems changing in support of patient safety?: A multi‐methods evaluation of education, attitudes and practice
Jeffrey Braithwaite, Mary T. Westbrook, Joanne F. Travaglia, Rick Iedema, Nadine A. Mallock, Debbi Long, Peter Nugus, Rowena Forsyth, Christine Jorm, Marjorie PawseyThe purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of a health system‐wide safety improvement program (SIP) three to four years after initial implementation.
Guideline development from an observational study
J. Labarere, J‐L. BossonIt is unknown whether data from observational studies can assist guideline developers in areas where scientific evidence is lacking. The purpose of this study is to develop a…
When renewing medical equipment is necessary: a case report
Hassan Tavakoli, Mohsen Karami, Jalal Rezai, Khalil Esfandiari, Patricia KhashayarThe purpose of this paper is to present a remarkable medical equipment‐induced adverse event and to suggest ways to prevent similar problems.
Challenging patient safety culture: survey results
Johan Hellings, Ward Schrooten, Niek Klazinga, Arthur VleugelsThe purpose of this paper is to measure patient safety culture in five Belgian general hospitals. Safety culture plays an important role in the approach towards greater patient…
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hybridEditors:
- Professor Charu Chandra
- Professor Sameer Kumar