A framework for patient safety: A defense nuclear industry-based high-reliability model

Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 233-240

  Birnbach, David J ^a,b   Rosen, Lisa F ^a   Williams, Lorena ^c   Fitzpatrick, Maureen ^a   Lubarsky, David A ^a   Menna, John D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^c URS CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL ERROR; METHODOLOGY; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; PATIENT SAFETY; SAFETY; UNITED STATES;

HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; PATIENT SAFETY; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84876924045     PISSN: 15537250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1553-7250(13)39031-x     Document Type: Article

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