Leadership behaviors, attitudes and characteristics to support a culture of safety
This study sought to learn how strengthening leadership skills within a health care organization could catalyze patient safety culture improvement. The research asked the following to gain an appreciation for that question: How does a leader ensure consistency in policies, practices, and protocols to create a patient safety culture? What attitudes, beliefs, and collective efficacy are needed to produce a patient safety culture? What leadership characteristics are needed to create a patient safety culture? The research participants were the employees who make up the patient safety department in a large academic health care system. Information was gathered to capture their view of leadership's role in patient safety culture and to gain knowledge relative to their individual experiences following a medical error.
Source: Journal of Healthcare Risk Management - Category: Hospital Management Authors: Susan L. Montminy Tags: OPERATIONS Source Type: research
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