James Reason (2000) described two approaches to viewing and managing human errors – the person and the system. The person approaches …
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Change is difficult for most people. It often requires moving outside of one’s comfort zone, doing something different, or acquiring new …
The United States has one of the highest rates of healthcare costs in comparison to countries of similar economic development. Unfortunately, …
Successful project planning involves starting with the end in mind, meaning planning for sustainability from the onset. Too often as new …
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When integrating change into practice, it’s important to understand the threats to integrating quality and safety work and planning for success. …
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When integrating change into practice, it’s important to understand the challenges involved with quality and safety implementation and sustainability. This will …
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When integrating change into practice, it’s important to understand the common barriers encountered in quality and safety implementation. This will allow …
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In order to continuously improve quality and safety within healthcare, processes must be monitored before and after changes are implemented to …
As part of the quality improvement process, data is needed to identify a baseline current state, determine gaps, and track progress …
Tracking change with quality improvement efforts requires establishing clear data definitions, using a standardized method of data collection, and displaying the …
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