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Citation
(2009), "Taking the Lead in Patient Safety: How Healthcare Leaders Influence Behaviour and Create Culture", International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance, Vol. 22 No. 3. https://doi.org/10.1108/ijhcqa.2009.06222cae.001
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2009, Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Taking the Lead in Patient Safety: How Healthcare Leaders Influence Behaviour and Create Culture
Taking the Lead in Patient Safety: How Healthcare Leaders Influence Behaviour and Create Culture
Article Type: Recent publications From: International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance, Volume 22, Issue 3
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Thomas R. Krause and John Hidley,Wiley Blackwell,November 2008,ISBN: 978-0-470-22539-4
Keywords: Patient safety, Healthcare culture, Healthcare leadership
Written by industry professionals: a workplace safety specialist in conjunction with a practicing physician and medical manager. The book provides recommendations for assessing hospital safety practices as well as specific suggestions for behavioural interventions. It brings a systematic approach to healthcare safety, identifying common problems through illustrative case studies and offering solutions. As well, it also offers several different perspectives including patient safety, doctor safety, and administrator safety.
Contents include:
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“Introduction”.
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“What determines patient safety?”
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“Blueprint for healthcare safety excellence”.
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“Nine dimensions of organizational culture”.
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“Qualities of a great safety leader”.
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“Leadership best practices”.
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“Changing behaviour with applied behaviour analysis”.
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“Protecting your decision making from cognitive bias”.
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“Designing your safety improvement intervention”.
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“Launching culture change for patient and employee safety”.
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“NASA after Columbia: lessons for healthcare”.