Fifteen years after To Err is Human: a success story to learn from

doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2015-004720

. 2016 Jun;25(6):396-9.

doi: 10.1136/bmjqs-2015-004720. Epub 2015 Dec 15.

Fifteen years after To Err is Human: a success story to learn from

Peter J Pronovost¹, James I Cleeman², Donald Wright³, Arjun Srinivasan⁴

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¹ Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality, Johns Hopkins Medicine; Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Surgery, and Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
² Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety, Rockville, Maryland, USA.
³ U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Rockville, Maryland, USA.
⁴ Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

PMID: 26669931
PMCID: PMC6487657
DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2015-004720

Fifteen years after To Err is Human: a success story to learn from

Peter J Pronovost et al. BMJ Qual Saf. 2016 Jun.

. 2016 Jun;25(6):396-9.

doi: 10.1136/bmjqs-2015-004720. Epub 2015 Dec 15.

Authors

Peter J Pronovost¹, James I Cleeman², Donald Wright³, Arjun Srinivasan⁴

Affiliations

¹ Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality, Johns Hopkins Medicine; Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Surgery, and Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
² Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety, Rockville, Maryland, USA.
³ U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Rockville, Maryland, USA.
⁴ Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

PMID: 26669931
PMCID: PMC6487657
DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2015-004720

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Keywords: Continuous quality improvement; Health services research; Healthcare quality improvement; Patient safety.

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1. Pronovost PJ, Berenholtz SM, Needham DM. Translating evidence into practice: a model for large scale knowledge translation. BMJ 2008;337:a1714. - PubMed
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[1] Kohn LT, Corrigan JM, Donaldson MS, eds. To err is human: building a safer health system. Washington DC: National Academies Press, 1999. - PubMed

[2] Kohn LT, Corrigan JM, Donaldson MS, eds. To err is human: building a safer health system. Washington DC: National Academies Press, 1999. - PubMed

[3] Wise ME, Scott RD II, Baggs JM, et al. National estimates of central line-associated bloodstream infections in critical care patients. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2013;34:547–54. - PMC - PubMed

[4] Wise ME, Scott RD II, Baggs JM, et al. National estimates of central line-associated bloodstream infections in critical care patients. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2013;34:547–54. - PMC - PubMed

[5] Pronovost PJ, Berenholtz SM, Needham DM. Translating evidence into practice: a model for large scale knowledge translation. BMJ 2008;337:a1714. - PubMed

[6] Pronovost PJ, Berenholtz SM, Needham DM. Translating evidence into practice: a model for large scale knowledge translation. BMJ 2008;337:a1714. - PubMed

[7] Pronovost PJ, Cardo DM, Goeschel CA, et al. A research framework for reducing preventable patient harm. Clin Infect Dis 2011;52:507–13. - PMC - PubMed

[8] Pronovost PJ, Cardo DM, Goeschel CA, et al. A research framework for reducing preventable patient harm. Clin Infect Dis 2011;52:507–13. - PMC - PubMed

[9] Benning A, Ghaleb M, Suokas A, et al. Large scale organisational intervention to improve patient safety in four UK hospitals: mixed method evaluation. BMJ 2011;342:d195. - PMC - PubMed

[10] Benning A, Ghaleb M, Suokas A, et al. Large scale organisational intervention to improve patient safety in four UK hospitals: mixed method evaluation. BMJ 2011;342:d195. - PMC - PubMed

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