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Improving Patient Safety: Effects of a Safety Program on Performance and Culture in a Department of Radiology

Lane F. Donnelly1,2, Julie M. Dickerson1, Martha A. Goodfriend3 and Stephen E. Muething2,3

1 Department of Radiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, MLC 5031, 3333 Burnet Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45229-3039.
2 Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH.
3 Department of Quality Improvement, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH.


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  		Fig. 1 —Bar graph shows differences in responses in department of radiology for 2008 (blue) and 2007 (pink). All 12 areas showed positive change in 2008 compared with 2007. Asterisks indicate p ≤ 0.05 for 2008 versus 2007.

 

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  		Fig. 2 —Bar graph shows results of comparison of responses of department of radiology (blue) and rest of hospital (purple). Radiology scored higher than hospital averages in 10 of 12 sections of survey. Asterisks indicate p ≤ 0.05. White diamonds indicate U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 50th percentile; blue diamonds, 90th percentile.

 

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