Robert M. Wachter
University of California, San Francisco(US)
Publications by Year
Research Areas
Healthcare Policy and Management, Hospital Admissions and Outcomes, Patient Safety and Medication Errors, Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues, Emergency and Acute Care Studies
Most-Cited Works
- Making health care safer: a critical analysis of patient safety practices.(2001)
- → The Emerging Role of “Hospitalists” in the American Health Care System(1996)710 cited
- → Accountability Measures — Using Measurement to Promote Quality Improvement(2010)504 cited
- → The Hospitalist Movement 5 Years Later(2002)399 cited
- → Patient Safety At Ten: Unmistakable Progress, Troubling Gaps(2009)399 cited
- → Balancing “No Blame” with Accountability in Patient Safety(2009)330 cited
- → “July Effect”: Impact of the Academic Year-End Changeover on Patient Outcomes(2011)313 cited
- Making health care safer II: an updated critical analysis of the evidence for patient safety practices.