Learning from latent safety threats identified during simulation to improve patient safety.

Kari Congenie; Linda Bartjen; Dikera Gutierrez; Lauren Knepper; Katherine McPartlin; Angela Pack; Kelley Sava; Lisa P. Smith; Hannah Watts

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Learning from latent safety threats identified during simulation to improve patient safety.

October 11, 2023

Congenie K, Bartjen L, Gutierrez D, et al. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2023;49(12):716-723.

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Simulations are routinely used to identify latent safety threats. This article describes the classification of 1,318 latent safety threats identified from 232 simulations. Researchers were then able to issue site-specific and organization-wide standardized dashboards and summaries, thus allowing for local and systemwide improvements.

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