title: Does your facility have a 'patient-safe' climate?
abstract: Although it's difficult to measure an institution's culture, it is possible to measure the factors that affect patient safety, says quality consultant Patrice Spath, RHIT. Areas to evaluate include management systems, safety systems, and individual attitudes and perceptions about patient safety improvement. In this month's Quality-Co$t Connection, Spath examines the elements that contribute to a patient-safe climate.
authors.affiliation: Brown-Spath Associates, Forest Grove, OR, USA.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Spath
mesh_terms: D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006739:Hospital Administration / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000517:prevention & control*; D015279:Organizational Culture; D010563:Personnel Turnover; D017751:Safety Management / Q000592:standards*; D014481:United States