The next wave of hospital innovation to make patients safer. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

The next wave of hospital innovation to make patients safer. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

• Newspaper/Magazine Article
 
• Published August 2016

The next wave of hospital innovation to make patients safer.

Ghaferi AA, Myers C, Sutcliffe KM, Pronovost PJ. Harv Bus Rev. July/August 2016;94.

Achieving high reliability is a recognized goal for health care organizations. Reviewing current technical and standardization enhancements to augment quality and safety in surgery, this article explores how implementing high reliability concepts could further improve safety in surgical care over time.

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