Institute for Healthcare Improvement and Safe & Reliable Healthcare January 2017
- The Framework provides clarity and direction to health care organizations on the key strategic, clinical, and operational components involved in achieving safe and reliable operational excellence — a “system of safety,” not just a collection of stand-alone safety improvement projects.
- Although initially focused on the acute care setting, the framework has evolved to be more broadly applicable in any setting — in acute care, ambulatory care, home care, long-term care, and in the community.
