Team safety and innovation by learning from errors in long-term care settings.

Martina Buljac-Samardzic; Marianne van Woerkom; Jaap Paauwe

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Team safety and innovation by learning from errors in long-term care settings.

August 22, 2012

Buljac-Samardzic M, van Woerkom M, Paauwe J. Health Care Manage Rev. 2012;37(3):280-91.

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This study explores factors contributing to safety culture in long-term care settings, an issue discussed in greater depth in this AHRQ WebM&M perspective.

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