Surgical patient safety officers in the United States: negotiating contradictions between compliance and workplace transformation.

Catherine van de Ruit; Charles L. Bosk

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Surgical patient safety officers in the United States: negotiating contradictions between compliance and workplace transformation.

February 24, 2021

van de Ruit C, Bosk CL. Work Occupat. 2020;48(1):3-39.

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Based on interviews with patient safety officers and other healthcare workers in the United States, this article describes the evolving role of the patient safety officer in surgery departments and their role in driving behavior change, supporting safety culture, and improving patient outcomes.

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