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Patient safety: mindful, meaningful, and fulfilling.
Winokur SC, Beauregard KJ. Frontiers Health Serv Manag. Fall 2005;22:17-32.
 

The authors describe the successful nurturing of a safety culture at William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Michigan. Their comments focus on several key challenges, including culture and behavior change, resource allocation, and the role of leadership and patients in contributing to safety.
 
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Resource Type:  Journal Article > Commentary

Setting of Care:  Hospitals > General Hospitals

Target Audience:  Health Care Executives and Administrators

   Non-Health Care Professionals > Organizational Behaviorists

   Patients

Approach to Improving Safety:  Culture of Safety

Origin/Sponsor:  North America > United States of America
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