AHRQ Patient Safety Network: Accelerating the adoption of a safety culture.

AHRQ Patient Safety Network



Accelerating the adoption of a safety culture.

Birk S. Healthc Exec. March/April 2015;30:19-20, 22-26.

Hospital senior managers have been challenged to establish a safety culture in their organizations. This magazine article reveals how three hospitals developed a culture of safety by focusing their improvement work on high reliability principles through leadership engagement, training, and teamwork.

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