Engaging the front line: tapping into hospital-wide quality and safety initiatives. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

Engaging the front line: tapping into hospital-wide quality and safety initiatives. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

• Commentary
 
• Published May 2017

Engaging the front line: tapping into hospital-wide quality and safety initiatives.

Wolpaw J, Schwengel D, Hensley N, et al. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2018;32:522-533.

Engaging clinicians and hospital staff is important for sustainable quality and safety improvement. This commentary describes a program to enhance staff involvement by providing education in risk identification, process assessment, project management, and patient engagement.

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