Factors that impact the transfer and retention of best practices for reducing error in hospitals.
Recent research and theory in organizational learning literature advances seven propositions that illuminate the nature and complexities of transferring and retaining best practices for reducing error and increasing patient safety in U.S. and Canadian hospitals.
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Whitney Blair
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Department of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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D019985:Benchmarking / Q000379:methods*; D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D006302:Health Services Research; D006739:Hospital Administration / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000517:prevention & control*; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D017751:Safety Management / Q000379:methods*; D014163:Transfer, Psychology