Provide Feedback |

Newspaper/Magazine Article

Empowered to improve.

June 3, 2009

Gardner E.

View more articles from the same authors.

This article describes how one health system markedly improved its quality and safety by applying a safety technique used in the nuclear power industry.

Free full text

Related Resources From the Same Author(s)

Contribution of Governance to Patient Safety Initiatives in Australia, England, New Zealand and the United States.

November 10, 2011

Health literacy and patient safety events.

July 13, 2016

Emotion and coping in the aftermath of medical error: a cross-country exploration.

March 4, 2015

Health Care Quality and Disparities: Lessons from the First National Reports.

June 23, 2009

Report on the Burden of Endemic Health Care–Associated Infection Worldwide.

July 20, 2011

How chaos at chain pharmacies is putting patients at risk.

February 19, 2020

When doctors get the wrong patient.

October 5, 2016

When a surgeon should just say 'I'm sorry'.

April 6, 2016

Day passes for vulnerable patients of psychiatric hospitals can have dangerous, even fatal consequences.

June 21, 2017

Weak oversight allows lab failures to put patients at risk.

November 6, 2015

Related Resources

Patient Safety Authority Annual Reports.

April 30, 2024

Hospital Compare.

May 13, 2021

Five hospitals release data on inspections.

April 24, 2015

HealthGrades Sixth Annual Patient Safety in American Hospitals Study.

August 27, 2013

Medicare releases patient safety ratings for hospitals.

October 26, 2011

Chronic kidney disease adversely influences patient safety.

June 30, 2011

Perfect is possible.

October 7, 2008

Measurement for improvement: a survey of current practice in Australian public hospitals.

July 23, 2008

Patient Safety in Canada: An Update.

August 29, 2007

Get me out alive.

May 17, 2006

See More About The Topic

General Hospitals

Health Care Executives and Administrators

General Internal Medicine

Hospital Medicine

Identification Errors

To sign up for updates or to access your subscriber preferences, please enter your email address below.

5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857
Telephone: (301) 427-1364

Empowered to improve.

Connect With Us

Sign up for Email Updates

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Empowered to improve.

Connect With Us

Sign up for Email Updates

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Submit Your Innovations

Continue as a Guest

Continue Logged In

Submit Your Innovations

Continue as a Guest

Continue logged in

New Users to the PSNet site

Submit Your Training

Continue as a Guest

Continue Logged In

Submit Your Training

Continue as a Guest

Continue Logged In

New Users to the PSNet site

Submit Your Toolkit

Continue as a Guest

Continue Logged In

Submit Your Toolkit

Continue as a Guest

Continue Logged In

New Users to the PSNet site

Submit Your WebM&M Case

Continue as a Guest

Continue Logged In

Submit Your WebM&M Case

Continue as a Guest

Already have a PSNet

Account?

New Users