Saving 100 000 lives in US hospitals

An initiative to cut avoidable deaths required rapid recruitment and support of large numbers of US hospitals. Campaign leaders describe how they coordinate nationwide implementation of effective healthcare interventions and document lessons for effective spread

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Published in:BMJ 2006-06, Vol.332 (7553), p.1328-1330
Main Authors: McCannon, C Joseph, Schall, Marie W, Calkins, David R, Nazem, Alexander G
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis and Comment
Delivery of Health Care - standards
Health care
Health Promotion - organization & administration
Hospital Mortality
Hospitalization - statistics & numerical data
Hospitals
Hospitals - standards
Humans
Initiatives
Intervention
Mortality
Quality of care
Quality of Health Care
Reduction
Safety Management
United States
USA
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Summary:An initiative to cut avoidable deaths required rapid recruitment and support of large numbers of US hospitals. Campaign leaders describe how they coordinate nationwide implementation of effective healthcare interventions and document lessons for effective spread
ISSN:0959-8138
0959-8146
0959-535X
1468-5833
1756-1833
DOI:10.1136/bmj.332.7553.1328