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Understanding the "Swiss cheese model" and its application to patient safety.
Wiegmann DA, J. Wood L, N. Cohen T, et al. Understanding the "Swiss cheese model" and its application to patient safety. J Patient Saf. 2022;18(2):119-123. doi:10.1097/pts.0000000000000810.
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July 21, 2021
Wiegmann DA, J. Wood L, N. Cohen T, et al. J Patient Saf. 2022;18(2):119-123.
This article reviews the theory behind the Swiss Cheese Model and how organizational influences, supervisory factors, preconditions for unsafe acts, and unsafe acts threaten patient safety.
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