7 Guiding Patient Safety Principles From Defense Nuclear Industry

Healthcare organizations can improve and sustain safety by borrowing safety management system principles from the defense nuclear industry, according to a perspective piece in the Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety.

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The authors, who include both healthcare professionals and nuclear industry risk management specialists, state that healthcare organizations can improve and sustain safety performance by learning from the U.S. Department of Energy nuclear weapons program.

Click here to read the seven patient safety principles in Becker’s Hospital Review.

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