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A New Era for Safety Measurement

A New Era for Safety Measurement
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Author(s): Sarahjane Jones (University of Warwick, UK)and Mairi Macintyre (University of Warwick, UK)
Copyright: 2014
Pages: 28
Source title: Handbook of Research on Patient Safety and Quality Care through Health Informatics
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Vaughan Michell (University of Reading, UK), Deborah J. Rosenorn-Lanng (Royal Berkshire Hospital Foundation Trust Reading, UK), Stephen R. Gulliver (University of Reading, UK)and Wendy Currie (Audencia, Ecole de Management, Nantes, France)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-4546-2.ch005

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Abstract

This chapter presents current systems thinking concerning patient safety and explores what patient safety actually means, allowing a foundation for a critical review of tools used for safety measurement. Content considers a range of content from hard measures to softer cultural perspectives, thus ensuring that the patient view is not forgotten.

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