title: Validating the patient safety indicators in the Veterans Health Administration: are they ready for prime time?
authors.affiliation: Center for Organization, Leadership and Management Research (COLMR), VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, USA. amy.rosen2@va.gov
authors.forename: Amy K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Rosen
authors.forename: Kamal M F
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Itani
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002140:California; D005260:Female; D006302:Health Services Research; D006787:Hospitals, Veterans / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007297:Inpatients; D008297:Male; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008499:Medical Records; D008875:Middle Aged; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D017751:Safety Management / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014481:United States; D014493:United States Department of Veterans Affairs / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D054928:Validation Studies as Topic