Hospital patient safety: characteristics of best-performing hospitals.
Longo DR, Hewett JE, Ge B, et al. Hospital patient safety: characteristics of best-performing hospitals. J Healthc Manag. 2007;52(3):188-204; discussion 204-5.
This study sought to identify organizational characteristics associated with greater implementation of patient safety systems and found that only Joint Commission accreditation predicted more comprehensive use of such measures.
Longo DR, Hewett JE, Ge B, et al. Hospital patient safety: characteristics of best-performing hospitals. J Healthc Manag. 2007;52(3):188-204; discussion 204-5.