Assessment of the national patient safety initiative
Subtitle: context and baseline : evaluation report 1
By: Donna O. Farley ... [et al.].
Contributors: Farley, Donna.; Rand Corporation.; United States. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
Series: Report; Technical report (Rand Corporation)
Publisher: RAND Health
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Santa Monica, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 87
Subjects: Medical errors -- Prevention -- Government policy -- United States.; Iatrogenic diseases -- Prevention -- Government policy -- United States.; Patients -- United States -- Safety measures.; Medical Errors -- prevention & control -- United States.; Government Programs -- United States.; Program Evaluation -- United States.
Description: In September 2002, RAND contracted with the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to serve as the evaluation center for its national patient safety initiative. This report assesses the context and goals that were the foundation for the initiative, documents the baseline status of the activities being undertaken, and identifies priorities the researchers believe will have the strongest positive impact on the future of AHRQ's patient safety initiative.
Notes: "Prepared for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality."

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Context evaluation; title: Input evaluation; title: Process evaluation : monitoring progress and maintaining vigilance; title: Process evaluation : knowledge of epidemiology of patient safety risks; title: Process evaluation : establishing effective patient safety practices; title: Process evaluation : building infrastructure for effective practices; title: Process evaluation : achieving broader adoption of effective practices.