Safety culture key to surgical results: Study
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) — The "safety culture" of a hospital may be just as important in delivering high-quality surgical patient care as issues like surgeon skill and operating room equipment, according to a new study.
The study points to three characteristics of good safety culture that make a difference: an ability and willingness to learn from past mistakes; a high degree of interest in adopting best practices; and an ability to collaborate to benchmark performance.
