A framework for patient safety: a defense nuclear industry-based high-reliability model.

David J. Birnbach; Lisa F. Rosen; Lorena Williams; Maureen Fitzpatrick; David A. Lubarsky; John D. Menna

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A framework for patient safety: a defense nuclear industry-based high-reliability model.

June 12, 2013

Birnbach DJ, Rosen LF, Williams L, et al. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2013;39(5):233-240.

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This commentary describes how a seven-point high reliability framework used by the United States Department of Energy can be applied to health care delivery.

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