AHRQ Patient Safety Network: Exploring the Potential Use of Safety Cases in Health Care.

AHRQ Patient Safety Network



Exploring the Potential Use of Safety Cases in Health Care.

Safety Cases Working Group. London, UK: Health Foundation; 2015.

This report describes a consensus-building initiative in the United Kingdom seeking to determine ways safety cases can be used as learning tools. The results explain how to utilize cases to introduce changes, improve services, and enhance safety efforts in hospitals. Practical application of this technique may also help promote a culture of safety.

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