And the reason for this is because there is so much at stake.” Cars and planes need to be extremely reliable because people ...

With an acute focus on patient-centered care, the U.S. healthcare sector is determined to produce more high reliability organizations (HROs). As defined by the federal government’s Agency for ...

Rockville Centre, N.Y.-based Catholic Health has spent the last 10 years building what is now an award-winning culture of safety. On Feb. 5, Press Ganey recognized the system with its HRO Foundation ...

OBJECTIVE: Assess the relationship between educating caregivers about high-reliability principles and reporting of potential adverse safety events. BACKGROUND: Persuading caregivers to report ...

When it comes to process-control systems, reliability is crucial and failure can be costly or dangerous. A combination of good design practices, component selection, and testing can enhance ...

[This article was first published in Army Sustainment Professional Bulletin, which was then called Army Logistician, volume 1, number 2 (November–December 1969), pages 8–11, 24–25.] “… in the process ...