Leapfrog Group jumps over nursing

During the past 2 years, several Fortune 500 employers joined forces to establish the Leapfrog Group, which focuses on health care quality. Unless the Leapfrog Group gets to the heart of the problem, the nursing shortage, its attempt to improve patient safety may end up on the growing list of very e...

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Published in:Nursing management 2002-12, Vol.33 (12), p.20-20
Main Author: Wynd, Christine
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Critical care
Humans
Labor supply
Medical Errors - prevention & control
Nurses
Nursing
Nursing Staff, Hospital - supply & distribution
Order entry
Patient safety
Personnel Staffing and Scheduling
Quality of service
Safety Management - standards
Safety standards
United States
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Summary:During the past 2 years, several Fortune 500 employers joined forces to establish the Leapfrog Group, which focuses on health care quality. Unless the Leapfrog Group gets to the heart of the problem, the nursing shortage, its attempt to improve patient safety may end up on the growing list of very expensive and often ineffective efforts.
ISSN:0744-6314
1538-8670
DOI:10.1097/00006247-200212000-00007