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A unified model of patient safety (or "Who froze my cheese?").

Coiera E, Collins S, Kuziemsky C. A unified model of patient safety (or "Who froze my cheese?"). BMJ. 2013;347:f7273. doi:10.1136/bmj.f7273.

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January 15, 2014
Coiera E, Collins S, Kuziemsky C. BMJ. 2013;347:f7273.
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This commentary combines two models of systems safety concepts—Reason's Swiss Cheese model and the Iceberg theory—and applies variations of the hybrid concepts to explain hazards in care delivery. The authors suggest that these models demonstrate how oversimplifying complex health systems may inhibit understanding about patient safety.

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Coiera E, Collins S, Kuziemsky C. A unified model of patient safety (or "Who froze my cheese?"). BMJ. 2013;347:f7273. doi:10.1136/bmj.f7273.