Understanding models of error and how they apply in clinical practice. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

Understanding models of error and how they apply in clinical practice. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

• Commentary
 
• Published June 2016

Understanding models of error and how they apply in clinical practice.

Garfield S, Franklin BD. Pharm J. June 14, 2016.

Human error and fallibility are a part of health care delivery that can be exacerbated by system failures. This commentary summarizes core concepts of human error and discusses how they can be applied to promote safety, transparency, and professionalism in pharmacy practice.

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