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- Title
Safety coaches in radiology: decreasing human error and minimizing patient harm.
- Authors
Dickerson, Julie M; Koch, Bernadette L; Adams, Janet M; Goodfriend, Martha A; Donnelly, Lane F
- Abstract
Successful programs to improve patient safety require a component aimed at improving safety culture and environment, resulting in a reduced number of human errors that could lead to patient harm. Safety coaching provides peer accountability. It involves observing for safety behaviors and use of error prevention techniques and provides immediate feedback. For more than a decade, behavior-based safety coaching has been a successful strategy for reducing error within the context of occupational safety in industry. We describe the use of safety coaches in radiology. Safety coaches are an important component of our comprehensive patient safety program.
- Publication
Pediatric radiology, 2010, Vol 40, Issue 9, p1545
- ISSN
1432-1998
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00247-010-1704-9