07 May 2009

Hospitals: Never Have a Never Event

How engagement can reduce error rates in healthcare organizations

by Maggie Ozan-Rafferty
Medical errors are responsible for injury in 1 out of every 25 hospital patients and perhaps up to 98,000 deaths each year. These events are not only tragic -- they’re costly. An engaged staff can cure this problem.
Maggie Ozan-Rafferty is Global Practice Leader, Healthcare, for Gallup.

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Reader Comments
Carolann Jacobs Posted On 5/20/2009 11:56:19 AM

Note to self.... get engagement score on employee survey before going to hospital.

Carolann Jacobs
Http://www.vividepiphany.com

Anne Axford Posted On 5/24/2009 2:25:12 AM

Isn't the link that if employees are engaged the never events are less likely to happen?

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