A copy of this work was available on the public web and has been preserved in the Wayback Machine. The capture dates from 2019; you can also visit the original URL.
The file type is application/pdf
.
Safety through redundancy: a case study of in-hospital patient transfers
2010
BMJ Quality and Safety
Objectives To study the extent and execution of redundant processes during inpatient transfers to Radiology, and their impact on errors during the transfer process; to explore the use of causal and reliability analyses for modelling error detection and redundancy in the transfer process; and to provide guidance on potential system improvements. Methods A prospective observational study at a metropolitan teaching hospital. 101 patient transfers to Radiology were observed over a 6-month period,
doi:10.1136/qshc.2009.035972
pmid:20671076
fatcat:zxs75amkerdlvei73bpsytjjgi