Achieving a high-reliability organization through implementation of the ARCC model for systemwide sustainability of evidence-based practice.

Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk

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Achieving a high-reliability organization through implementation of the ARCC model for systemwide sustainability of evidence-based practice.

April 4, 2012

Melnyk BM. Nurs Adm Q. 2012;36(2):127-135.

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This commentary discusses how applying concepts from high reliability organizations and developing an evidence-based practice culture can improve health care quality and safety.

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