November 26, 2012 | By: Calevir
The University of Missouri’s 2nd Victim Program is featured amongst other case studies in a free guide published and released by the The Joint Commission: “Improving Patient and Worker Safety: Opportunities for Synergy, Collaboration and Innovation.” The monograph declares a correlation between healthcare worker safety and patient safety, proposing that health care organization’s “that address patient and worker safety simultaneously” will receive greater benefits and cost savings.
The monograph also provides proven strategies and tools to implement safety activities and improve organizational safety culture. Start improving your safety culture today: download the free guide.
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