The AHRQ PSNet Collection comprises an extensive selection of resources relevant to the patient safety community. These resources come in a variety of formats, including literature, research, tools, and Web sites. Resources are identified using the National Library of Medicine’s Medline database, various news and content aggregators, and the expertise of the AHRQ PSNet editorial and technical teams.
Organizational resilience and high reliability principles take a proactive approach to ensuring patient safety. Using a safety science perspective, this article highlights key features of organizational and network reliability and resilience and the challenges in applying these features to complex systems.