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Comparing safety climate between two populations of hospitals in the United States.
Singer SJ, Hartmann CW, Hanchate A, et al. Health Serv Res. 2009;44:1563-1583.
 

This comparison of safety culture between Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitals and a broad group of non-federal hospitals found that perceptions of safety climate varied primarily at the individual hospital level, and VA hospitals did not seem to have a consistently superior safety climate.
 
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Resource Type:  Journal Article > Study

Setting of Care:  Hospitals

Target Audience:  Health Care Executives and Administrators

   Non-Health Care Professionals > Safety Scientists

Clinical Area:  Medicine > Internal Medicine > General Internal Medicine

   Medicine > Hospital Medicine

Approach to Improving Safety:  Culture of Safety

Origin/Sponsor:  North America > United States of America
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