Re-examining high reliability: actively organising for safety. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

Re-examining high reliability: actively organising for safety. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

• Commentary
 
• Published March 2016

Re-examining high reliability: actively organising for safety.

Sutcliffe KM, Paine L, Pronovost PJ. BMJ Qual Saf. 2016 Mar 21; [Epub ahead of print].

Health care has recently adopted high reliability as a goal, but progress to reaching that standard has been challenging. This commentary suggests that organizations working toward achieving high reliability must establish and sustain a culture of safety throughout the health care system.

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