Open AccessStrategies and Tools to Enhance Patient Safety: HROs, HEROs, and Safety Culture
Author(s) -
Kevin G. Shea
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of pediatric orthopaedics/journal of pediatric orthopedics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.318
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1539-2570
pISSN - 0271-6798
DOI - 10.1097/bpo.0000000000001500
Subject(s) - safety culture , blame , patient safety , organizational culture , harm , medicine , reliability (semiconductor) , risk analysis (engineering) , health care , nursing , business , public relations , psychology , management , psychiatry , social psychology , power (physics) , physics , quantum mechanics , political science , economics , economic growth
The Institute of Medicine has defined multiple domains to improve safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of health care. High-Reliability Organizations (HROs) address these issues and promote safety/reliability at the highest level.