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27
Jan 2011
Lessons from an aircraft carrier
One of the defining elements of our culture at Cincinnati Children’s is a nearly fanatical focus on safety. While we’re proud of our record and the expertise we’ve developed over the years, we also believe we can learn from others. For several years, I’ve been told by safety experts that aircraft carriers are a great
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Patient Safety
 

01
Dec 2009
Patient safety … a journey, not a destination
Standing in front of an auditorium full of bright-eyed (given the early-morning hour, that is) medical residents and other doctors today delivering Grand Rounds, I wanted to convey to them that they’re in a special place. The title of the talk was “A Patient Safety Update: Can Cincinnati Children’s Become a High Reliability Organization?” I
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Patient Safety
 

04
Nov 2009
A thousand little things — the culture of safety
People sometimes ask, “What’s the one big thing you do to create a culture of safety at your medical center?” There isn’t one, I say. Building a culture of safety seems to be a combination of a few big things and thousands of little things. The big things seem to get noticed, but I have
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