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A case of the birth and death of a high reliability healthcare organisation.

Roberts KH, Madsen P, Desai V, et al. A case of the birth and death of a high reliability healthcare organisation. Qual Saf Health Care. 2005;14(3):216-20.

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April 6, 2011
Roberts KH, Madsen P, Desai V, et al. Qual Saf Health Care. 2005;14(3):216-20.
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This commentary reviews the characteristics of a high-reliability organization (HRO). The authors present the story of a pediatric intensive care unit at a tertiary children’s hospital to illustrate how HRO processes were adopted. They discuss how the unit evolved into a functioning and safe HRO and how staff reverted to a standard medical model when advocates of the HRO model left the organization. The authors emphasize the importance of constant attention to factors that support an HRO.

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Roberts KH, Madsen P, Desai V, et al. A case of the birth and death of a high reliability healthcare organisation. Qual Saf Health Care. 2005;14(3):216-20.