Week 6: Literature Search and Required Readings

This Week's Assignment:

Read the required readings and complete the web activities. Get to know your group members and establish a plan for completing this assignment. Begin your literature search on High Reliability Organizations (HROs).

Required Readings

Articles

• Chassin, M.R., & Loeb, J.M. (2013). High-reliability health care: Getting there from here. Milbank Quarterly, 91(3), 459–490. https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-0009.12023 (Links to an external site.)
• Institute for Healthcare Improvement. (2017). A framework for safe, reliable, and effective care. http://www.ihi.org/resources/Pages/IHIWhitePapers/Framework-Safe-Reliable-Effective-Care.aspx Links to an external site.

Web Activities

Review these websites: 

• AHRQ: High Reliability. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/high-reliability (Links to an external site.)
• AHRQ: Quality and Safety Indicators. https://www.qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/Default.aspx (Links to an external site.)
• AHRQ: Surveys on Patient Safety Culture. https://www.ahrq.gov/sops/surveys/hospital/index.html