BACKGROUND Patient safety culture has a positive influence on the effectiveness of patient safety and quality improvement interventions. A study was conducted to gain knowledge about promising best practices used by hospitals to improve patient safety culture hospitalwide. METHODS Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Surveys on Patient Safety Culture™ (SOPS) Hospital Survey longi...

Until recently, most of the attention to patient safety and quality was focused on inpa-tient care. However, the last 20 years have seen rapid growth in the volume and complexity of procedures provided in ambulatory settings, so greater attention is now focused on ambulatory care and physician practices. Because healthcare is frequently delivered for episodic needs that involve multiple provide...

Food safety means knowing how to buy, prepare, and store food prevent the spread of harmful bacteria that cause foodborne illnesses, like Salmonella E. coli. This review aimed assess current gaps among small farms in Texas identify key areas focus for potential education training materials these stakeholders. Small growers earn ≤$25,000 annual sales over a 3-year period have an average sale les...