Background Organizational contextual features have been recognized as important
determinants for implementing evidence-based practices across healthcare settings for over …

Background A growing body of peer-reviewed studies demonstrate the importance of safety
culture in healthcare safety improvement, but little attention has focused on developing a …

Background Many interventions found to be effective in health services research studies fail
to translate into meaningful patient care outcomes across multiple contexts. Health services …

Objective: Five years ago the Institute of Medicine recommended improving patient safety by
addressing organizational cultural issues. Since then, surveys measuring a patient safety …

Aim: To review quantitative studies of safety climate in health care to examine the
psychometric properties of the questionnaires designed to measure this construct. Method: A …

The Third Edition of the bestselling Diagnosing Organizations shows how consultants and
applied researchers can help decision makers quickly and flexibly diagnose problems and …

Recent concern regarding the safety of patients in Western healthcare systems has resulted
in the adoption of safety management techniques used in high-risk industries. One such …

PROBLEM. Using theories from several disciplines, the concept of organizational culture
remains controversial. Conflicting definitions, lack of semantic clarity, and debate over the …

Background: In recent years, the high prevalence of mental health problems among health
care workers has given rise to great concern. The academic literature suggests that …

Purpose Psychological distress is common among medical students. Curriculum structure
and grading scales are modifiable learning environment factors that may influence student …