The underappreciated role of habit in highly reliable healthcare

BMJ Quality and Safety

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 141-146

  Vogus, Timothy J ^a   Hilligoss, Brian ^b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; EMOTION; HABIT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; LEADERSHIP; MEDICAL ERROR; MINDFULNESS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PATIENT SAFETY; PROBLEM SOLVING; RELIABILITY; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; WORK ENVIRONMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; QUALITY CONTROL; REPRODUCIBILITY; ROLE PLAYING; SAFETY;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HABITS; HUMANS; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; QUALITY CONTROL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ROLE; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84959176911     PISSN: 20445415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2015-004512     Document Type: Review

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