High Reliability versus High Autonomy: Dryden, Murphy and Patient Safety
- Author
- Robert G. Evans, Karen Cardiff and Sam Sheps
- Published
- Fri 16 May 2008
- Episode Link
- http://www.longwoods.com/podcasts.php?selected=29
Healthcare is not a high-reliability industry. The adverse event rate is on the order of 10-2; industries such as aviation, nuclear power and railways achieve rates of 10-5 or better. Increasing awareness of this contrast has made "patient safety" a major topic of concern.
