Date of Award
1-1-2015
Language
English
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Public Health (DrPH)
College/School/Department
Department of Health Policy, Management and Behavior
Content Description
1 online resource (viii, 109 pages) : color illustrations.
Dissertation/Thesis Chair
Wendy Weller
Committee Members
Benjamen Shaw, Feng Qian, Raymond Sweeney, Barry Sherman
Keywords
Hospitals, Accidents, Medical personnel, Accident Prevention
Subject Categories
Medicine and Health Sciences | Public Policy
Abstract
Background: There is widespread acknowledgement that patients often suffer from adverse events that occur in the provision of medical care (Leape et al., 1991; Kohn et al., 2000). A notable percentage of these events stem from poor practices and unreliable hospital safety systems (Leape et al., 1991; Kohn et al., 2000; Chassin, 2013). Although the literature has been mixed regarding the association between perception of safety culture in hospitals and rates of adverse events, policy makers and healthcare thought-leaders have called on hospital leadership to improve safety culture as one strategy for decreasing harm to patients.
Recommended Citation
Ciccone, Kathleen, "The relationship between hospital safety culture and variation in adverse events : what is the evidence from NYs hospitals?" (2015). Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024). 1359.
https://scholarsarchive.library.albany.edu/legacy-etd/1359