Implementing a standardized safe surgery program reduces serious reportable events.
Loftus T, Dahl D, OHare B, et al. Implementing a standardized safe surgery program reduces serious reportable events. J Am Coll Surg. 2015;220(1):12-17.e3. doi:10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2014.09.018.
Implementation of a safe surgery program resulted in a sustained decrease in serious reportable events within a health system over a 2-year period. The authors ascribe the success of the program to a planning process that involved human factors engineering approaches as well as an ongoing implementation and reinforcement program.