title: Knowledge management: an innovative risk management strategy.
abstract: Knowledge management effectively lends itself to the enterprise risk process. The authors introduce the concept of knowledge management as a strategy to drive innovation and support risk management. They align this work with organizational efforts to improve patient safety and quality through the effective sharing of experience and lessons learned. The article closes with suggestions on how to develop a knowledge management initiative at an organization, who should be on the team, and how to sustain this effort and build the culture it requires to drive success.
authors.affiliation: Zipperer Project Management, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
authors.forename: Lorri
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zipperer
authors.forename: Geri
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Amori
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D033181:Information Dissemination / Q000379:methods*; D058436:Knowledge Management; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000517:prevention & control*; D015279:Organizational Culture; D017751:Safety Management / Q000458:organization & administration*