Editor's Note
The Joint Commission on June 28 posted a Quick Safety on daily safety briefings--a hallmark of high reliability organizations.
Safety briefings--also called safety huddles, daily check-ins, or daily safety calls--are used to give keep frontline staff and leadership informed.
The briefings can be used to:
- share issues that occurred in the past 24 hours
- anticipate adverse conditions or disruptions that could happen in the next 24 hours
- correct new issues by reviewing steps taken to resolve old issues.
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