Why "Stopping the Line" May Not Work, Part 2

Show Notes

Patient Safety professionals advise "stopping the line" when encountering an imminent safety risk. Join John and Lee Ann as Rey Gonzalez, an expert in nuclear power and human performance, continues the discussion on "why stopping the line may not work". In part two of this conversation, Rey dives deep into "normalized deviance" or "drift" in workplaces and leadership initiatives needed to avoid this potentially harmful practice.

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Patient safety is everybody’s business. Preventable medical errors occur in 10% of all patient encounters in a variety of healthcare settings, which can be devastating to patients, families, and the healthcare workers providing their care. Most errors originate from faulty systems or processes, and not individuals. Speak Up for SaferCare shares stories from subject matter experts, healthcare workers, patients, and caregivers-and aims to illuminate where things went wrong, so future harm is prevented.