Conclusion creating an organizational culture that

Conclusion
Creating an organizational culture that strives on safety and the prevention of medical
errors is key to the success of any health care organization. “The search for ways to reduce
errors, recent research has concluded that the most fruitful solutions focus on eliminating
systemic defects that give rise to errors” (Vogus, 2014, pp.1). Many health care organizations
would like its health care workers to develop a strategy that will prevent medical errors
completely. An organization that focuses on patient safety is an organization gives patients and
opportunity to feel as if they have chosen the right place to meet their healthcare needs. A
patient’s main worry is that their health care needs will be met and that they can trust the

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organization to keep their information private. It takes the effort of all team members to work
together to prevent medical errors by creating an organizational culture of safety. “It also
involves a team members specific patterns of behavior. And it involves an observable, tangible
effort with which all members of the organization work together to minimize errors that harm
patients” (Vogus, 2014, pp.2) including any type of medical errors whether it involves the
distribution of medication, imaging, or laboratory test orders. To be successful, an organizational
culture built on safety requires everyone to come together and live up to the mission of the
organization while striving to attain organizational goals. If all health care organizations work
together as a team to minimize errors, there may be a way to put a stop to medical errors
altogether.

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