High reliability organizations (HROs)

Best Practice and Research: Clinical Anaesthesiology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 133-144

  Sutcliffe, Kathleen M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

accident prevention; high reliability organisations (HROs); high reliability organising; resilience; system safety

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE OUTCOME; ANESTHESIA; CAREGIVER; COPING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; REVIEW;

ANESTHESIA; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 79955855646     PISSN: 15216896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpa.2011.03.001     Document Type: Review

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