Building and sustaining a systemwide culture of safety.

Gary R. Yates; David L. Bernd; Shannon M. Sayles; Carole A. Stockmeier; Gene Burke; Gregory E. Merti

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Building and sustaining a systemwide culture of safety.

June 8, 2010

Yates GR, Bernd DL, Sayles SM, et al. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2005;31(12):684-689.

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The authors describe the systemwide initiative to support a culture of safety at Sentara Healthcare, a 2005 Eisenberg award winner.

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