Catching and correcting near misses: the collective vigilance and individual accountability trade-off.

Lianne Patricia Jeffs; Lorelei A Lingard; Whitney Berta; Ross Baker

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Catching and correcting near misses: the collective vigilance and individual accountability trade-off.

April 11, 2012

Jeffs LP, Lingard LA, Berta W, et al. J Interprof Care. 2012;26(2):121-6.

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Detection and prevention of near misses depend on a balance between individual accountability and collective vigilance, according to interviews with clinicians of different disciplines at an academic medical center.

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