A check-up for safety culture in "my patient care area"

J Bryan Sexton; Lori A Paine; James Manfuso; Christine G Holzmueller; Elizabeth A Martinez; Dana Moore; David G Hunt; Peter J Pronovost

doi:10.1016/s1553-7250(07)33081-x

A check-up for safety culture in "my patient care area"

Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2007 Nov;33(11):699-703, 645. doi: 10.1016/s1553-7250(07)33081-x.

Authors

J Bryan Sexton¹, Lori A Paine, James Manfuso, Christine G Holzmueller, Elizabeth A Martinez, Dana Moore, David G Hunt, Peter J Pronovost

Affiliation

¹ Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA. jsexton2@jhmi.edu

PMID: 18074719
DOI: 10.1016/s1553-7250(07)33081-x

Abstract

The two-page Culture Check-Up Tool, which takes 30 to 60 minutes to complete as a group exercise, can help clinicians recognize and fix culture problems.

MeSH terms

Health Personnel
Hospital Administration*
Humans
Organizational Culture*
Quality of Health Care / organization & administration
Safety Management / organization & administration*