Developing process-support tools for patient safety: finding the balance between validity and feasibility

Jill A Marsteller; Christine G Holzmueller; Martin Makary; J Bryan Sexton; David A Thompson; Lisa H Lubomski; Peter J Pronovost

doi:10.1016/s1553-7250(08)34075-6

Developing process-support tools for patient safety: finding the balance between validity and feasibility

Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2008 Oct;34(10):604-7, 561. doi: 10.1016/s1553-7250(08)34075-6.

Authors

Jill A Marsteller¹, Christine G Holzmueller, Martin Makary, J Bryan Sexton, David A Thompson, Lisa H Lubomski, Peter J Pronovost

Affiliation

¹ Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, USA. jmarstel@jhsph.edu

PMID: 18947120
DOI: 10.1016/s1553-7250(08)34075-6

Abstract

The Johns Hopkins Quality and Safety Research Group, which has developed many process-support tools--three of which are reported in this issue--describes its approach to tool development.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Humans
Medical Errors / prevention & control
Models, Theoretical
Quality Assurance, Health Care*
Reproducibility of Results
Safety Management / organization & administration*

Grants and funding

U1C1 HS14246/HS/AHRQ HHS/United States