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National survey: Risk managers' attitudes and experiences regarding patient safety and error disclosure
Author(s) -
Gallagher Thomas H.,
Brundage Geneva,
Summy Elizabeth A.,
Bommarito Kerry M.,
Ebers Alison G.,
Waterman Amy D.,
Fraser Victoria J.,
Dunagan Claiborne
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
journal of healthcare risk management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.221
H-Index - 16
eISSN - 2040-0861
pISSN - 1074-4797
DOI - 10.1002/jhrm.5600260305
Subject(s) - transparency (behavior) , risk management , patient safety , health care , business , risk assessment , nursing , medicine , finance , political science , computer security , computer science , law
Risk managers can play a vital role in promoting transparency in health care and enhancing patient safety. However, little is known about risk managers' patient safety attitudes and experiences. Therefore, the authors surveyed members of the American Society for Healthcare Risk Management, the largest organization of health care risk managers in the country. These risk managers identified important areas for improvement in the reporting and disclosure of medical errors.