title: Blending risk management and quality improvement in an anesthesia program.
abstract: Risk management (RM) and quality improvement (QI) departments are increasing in value as they work to ensure patient safety, comply with healthcare regulations, and improve patient outcomes. This article describes a model QI program that blends RM and QI principles to improve patient outcomes with fewer resources. This model is easily adaptable to all healthcare work groups.
authors.affiliation: University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, USA. jbower@u.washington.edu
authors.forename: Janet O
authors.initials: JO
authors.lastname: Bower
mesh_terms: D000761:Anesthesia Department, Hospital / Q000592:standards*; D005568:Forms and Records Control; D006285:Health Planning; D006785:Hospitals, University / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D016365:Liability, Legal; D008318:Malpractice / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012308:Risk Management / Q000458:organization & administration*; D018571:Sentinel Surveillance; D017749:Total Quality Management / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014861:Washington