Safety Management - Standards
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Joint policy statement--guidelines for care of children in the emergency department.

29 Sep 2009 Children who require emergency care have unique needs, especially when emergencies are serious or life threatening. The majority of ill and injured children are brought to community hospital emergency departments (EDs) by virtue of their geography ... Read more...

Quantifying radiation safety and quality in medical imaging, part 2: the radiation scorecard.

30 Aug 2009 As the utilization of medical imaging services continues to expand, so does the delivery of ionizing radiation. Although recent efforts within the medical imaging community have begun to focus on radiation dose reduction for computed tomography, ... Read more...

A review of significant events analysed in general practice: implications for the quality and safety of patient care.

30 Aug 2009 : BACKGROUND: Significant event analysis (SEA) is promoted as a team-based approach to enhancing patient safety through reflective learning. Evidence of SEA participation is required for appraisal and contractual purposes in UK general practice. A ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Safety Management - Standards'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Joint policy statement--guidelines for care of children in the emergency department. 29 Sep 2009
• Quantifying radiation safety and quality in medical imaging, part 2: the radiation scorecard. 30 Aug 2009
• [The digital miss in health care] 30 Aug 2009
• A review of significant events analysed in general practice: implications for the quality and safety of patient care. 30 Aug 2009
• [Medical product safety and patient safety--challenges at the "human-medical product" interface] 10 Aug 2009
• National patient safety goals: changing, but the same. 30 Jul 2009
• Quantifying radiation safety and quality in medical imaging, part 1: creating the infrastructure. 30 Jul 2009
• Errata for 2009 accreditation manuals. 30 Jul 2009
• Improving patient safety with the use of surgical checklists. 30 Jul 2009
• Items to check off for LSC compliance. 30 Jul 2009
• Patient safety: Part II. Opportunities for improvement in patient safety. 30 Jul 2009
• Pediatric patient safety in emergency departments: unit characteristics and staff perceptions. 25 Jul 2009
• Transporting children with special health care needs: comparing recommendations and practice. 11 Jul 2009
• The 'WHO Safe Communities' model for the prevention of injury in whole populations. 6 Jul 2009
• [Legislation and inspection for the health and safety of workers. Efficacy and limits] 29 Jun 2009
• National patient safety goals and implementation. 29 Jun 2009
• [Gone well just one more time] 29 Jun 2009
• [Avoidance of wrong site surgery. Experiences by the introduction of measures for quality control and patient safety in a surgical casualty hospital] 29 Jun 2009
• [Waste management in hospitals. Current situation in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia] 29 Jun 2009
• Interventional fluoroscopy: reducing radiation risks for patients and staff. 29 Jun 2009

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Technical information about 'Safety Management'

Definition: The development of systems to prevent accidents, injuries, and other adverse occurrences in an institutional setting. The concept includes prevention or reduction of adverse events or incidents involving employees, patients, or facilities. Examples include plans to reduce injuries from falls or plans for fire safety to promote a safe institutional environment.

Descriptor UI: D017751

Alternative terms: Safety Management; Management, Safety; Hazard Surveillance Program; Hazard Surveillance Programs; Program, Hazard Surveillance; Programs, Hazard Surveillance; Surveillance Program, Hazard; Surveillance Programs, Hazard; Hazard Management; Management, Hazard; Hazard Control; Control, Hazard; Hazard Controls;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; history; legislation & jurisprudence; organization & administration; standards; trends; utilization; statistics & numerical data; ethics; methods;

Tree Number: N04.452.871.900; N04.452.884; N06.850.135.060.075.800;

History Note: 94