Simulation-based clinical systems testing for healthcare spaces: from intake through implementation.

Nora Colman; Cara Doughty; Jennifer Arnold; Kimberly Stone; Jennifer Reid; Ashley Dalpiaz; Kiran B Hebbar

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Simulation-based clinical systems testing for healthcare spaces: from intake through implementation.

August 2, 2019

Colman N, Doughty C, Arnold J, et al. Adv Simul. 2019;4(1):19.

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Simulation is a valuable tool to identify latent safety threats when implementing changes to healthcare delivery. This article describes the development and implementation of a simulation-based clinical systems testing (SbCST) program to identify latent safety threats in healthcare systems prior to patient exposure.

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