The underappreciated role of habit in highly reliable healthcare.

Timothy J. Vogus; Brian Hilligoss

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The underappreciated role of habit in highly reliable healthcare.

September 23, 2015

Vogus TJ, Hilligoss B. BMJ Qual Saf. 2016;25(3):141-6.

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High reliability has been an elusive goal for hospitals and care teams. This commentary examines habit as a mechanism to ensure that high performance practices are applied routinely during care delivery to enhance reliability.

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