Leading a Culture of Safety: a Blueprint for Success. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

Leading a Culture of Safety: a Blueprint for Success. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

• Book/Report
 
• Published May 2017

Leading a Culture of Safety: a Blueprint for Success.

Chicago, IL: American College of Healthcare Executives, National Patient Safety Foundation's Lucian Leape Institute; 2017.

Health care leadership plays an undeniable role in sustaining patient safety improvements. This report discusses how executives can develop a culture of safety in health care organizations. Vision, trust, board engagement, and just culture are highlighted as elements that augment safety culture.

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