Evidence Brief: Implementation of High Reliability Organization Principles.

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Evidence Brief: Implementation of High Reliability Organization Principles.

July 24, 2019

Veazie S, Peterson K, Bourne D. Washington DC: United States Department of Veterans Affairs; May 2019.

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This brief evaluated published accounts of frameworks for implementing high reliability organizations to examine which approaches have been most successful. The analysis identified five common implementation strategies: leadership development, data system utilization, quality improvement interventions, training and learning, and safety culture.

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