Improving risk management: from lame excuses to principled practice.
Paté-Cornell E, Cox LA. Improving risk management: from lame excuses to principled practice. Risk Anal. 2014;34(7):1228-39. doi:10.1111/risa.12241.
Explaining drawbacks associated with shifting blame and making excuses rather than determining actual causes and developing solutions in risk management, this commentary challenges the profession to augment analysis of events, clarify roles and responsibilities, build a culture of safety, and promote learning from experience.