Publications by authors named "Christine Hanover"
Article Synopsis
- Poor communication within health care teams leads to medical errors and negative patient outcomes, highlighting the need for better communication practices.
- The initiative at the Veterans Affairs Bedford Healthcare System aims to establish an evidence-based leader rounding process to enhance reliability and patient safety through improved dialogue among staff members.
- Future plans include creating an evaluation program to assess the effectiveness of leader rounding on patient safety and to share insights that may benefit other health care organizations.
Healthcare organizations across the United States have begun the journey to high reliability as one method for improving patient safety. Being a High Reliability Organization (HRO) requires constant vigilance for ensuring the delivery of system-wide excellence in patient quality and safety. Establishing a foundation for high reliability requires the engagement of personnel across the organization from frontline staff to executive leadership.
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