High Reliability and 'Cargo Cult QI': Response to Sutcliffe et al. BMJ Qual Saf 2017;26:248-51

BMJ Quality and Safety

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2017, Pages 518-

  Smaggus, Andrew ^a   Goldszmidt, Mark ^a  

^a WESTERN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Complexity; Healthcare quality improvement; Patient safety

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LETTER; PATIENT SAFETY; PURCHASING; RELIABILITY; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; REPRODUCIBILITY;

PATIENT SAFETY; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 85019567526     PISSN: 20445415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2017-006748     Document Type: Letter

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