Healthcare Errors Are More Like Frogger Than Swiss Cheese

The Healthcare Quality Podcast by The HQP

Jun 13, 201700:07:51Science & Medicine

This episode contrasts the Swiss Cheese model of medical error with a suggestion for a new one: the Frogger model of medical error. Get your frog across the road safely and listen in!

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