The Sociology of Healthcare Safety and Quality. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

The Sociology of Healthcare Safety and Quality. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

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• Published December 2015

The Sociology of Healthcare Safety and Quality.

Allen D, Braithwaite J, Sandall J, Waring J, eds. Sociol Health Illn. 2016;38:179-339.

The sociological approach to exploring safety has shown promise as a way to understand why certain improvement projects succeed. This monograph examines social factors that affect patient safety improvement, including balancing collective versus individual accountability and strategies to encourage clinicians to raise concerns.

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