title: Factors that impact the transfer and retention of best practices for reducing error in hospitals.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Whitney Blair
authors.initials: WB
authors.lastname: Berta
authors.forename: Ross
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Baker
mesh_terms: 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