High Reliability Organizations Third Edition

<p>Patient safety and quality of care are critical concerns of healthcare consumers payers providers organizations health systems and governments. Evidence shows that high reliability methods enable the most efficient safe and effective care; however these methods are not the standard in all healthcare systems.</p><p></p><p>Nurses-who are on the front line of providing safe and effective care-are ideally situated to drive high reliability.</p><p></p><p>High Reliability Organizations: A Healthcare Handbook for Patient Safety & Quality Third Edition equips nurses and healthcare professionals with the tools necessary to establish an error detection and prevention system. In this new edition authors Cynthia A. Oster and Jane S. Braaten build on the foundation of previous editions with best practices relevant exemplars and important discussions about cultural aspects essential to sustainability-solidifying process improvements and highlighting the contributing factors that lead to enhanced outcomes.</p><p></p><p>New material focuses on practical applications including:</p><ul><li>Finding the essence of HRO</li><li>Health equity</li><li>Challenges to Just Culture</li><li>Workplace violence</li><li>Integrating patient experience</li></ul>