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Leadership, safety climate, and continuous quality improvement: impact on process quality and patient safety.

McFadden KL, Stock GN, Gowen CR. Leadership, safety climate, and continuous quality improvement: impact on process quality and patient safety. Health Care Manage Rev. 2015;40(1):24-34. doi:10.1097/HMR.0000000000000006.

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December 12, 2014
McFadden KL, Stock GN, Gowen CR. Health Care Manage Rev. 2015;40(1):24-34.
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Analyzing survey and administrative data, this study links a transformational leadership style, in which health care leaders articulate a clear and shared vision for an organization, to a positive safety culture. The authors also found that a culture of safety was associated with robust continuous quality improvement. However, having improvement activities in place was correlated with higher rates of hospital-acquired conditions, according to data collected for the Hospital Compare Web site. This finding suggests that improvement initiatives themselves may not be sufficient to prevent adverse safety outcomes; for example, hospital-acquired conditions may in fact lead to interventions. The authors advocate for establishing both continuous quality improvement and a culture of safety to augment outcomes.

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McFadden KL, Stock GN, Gowen CR. Leadership, safety climate, and continuous quality improvement: impact on process quality and patient safety. Health Care Manage Rev. 2015;40(1):24-34. doi:10.1097/HMR.0000000000000006.