Critical success factors for controlling and managing hospital errors

Kathleen McFadden, Elizabeth Towell, Gregory Stock

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Abstract

Reducing medical errors is a crucial issue facing hospitals today. Through our prior research efforts in the area of aviation safety and pilot-error, as well as from the medical literature, we have identified seven potential factors critical to the success of reducing hospital errors. The purpose of this study is to develop and validate a research framework for reducing hospital errors. We will also evaluate how hospitals currently manage hospital errors, attempt to identify other possible factors, and discover potential obstacles to the implementation of the factors. An in-depth multi-case study of hospitals in Illinois will be the methodology used to evaluate and test our theory.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages2195-2200
Number of pages6
StatePublished - 2003
Externally publishedYes
Event34th Annual Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute - Washington, DC, United States
Duration: Nov 22 2003Nov 25 2003

Other

Other34th Annual Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityWashington, DC
Period11/22/0311/25/03

Keywords

  • Health care operations
  • Medical errors

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Management Information Systems
  • Hardware and Architecture

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