Atkins P M
Crit Care Nurs Clin North Am. 1995 Dec;7(4):733-41.
Health care organizations in America are undergoing major changes. As these changes are occurring, organizations are being asked to demonstrate how they monitor and improve their services to provide cost-effective, quality care. The integration of quality improvement methodologies, risk management programs, and infection-control systems provides the structure necessary for identifying organization risks and attempting to eliminate them. This integration is demonstrated by a case study for reducing needlestick injuries in the intensive care unit.
美国的医疗保健机构正在经历重大变革。随着这些变革的发生，各机构被要求展示其如何监测和改进服务，以提供具有成本效益的优质护理。质量改进方法、风险管理计划和感染控制系统的整合提供了识别组织风险并试图消除这些风险所需的架构。重症监护病房减少针刺伤的案例研究展示了这种整合。
