Transforming A Program Into A Culture: Exploring The Role Of The Lift Coach As The Missing Element To Meaningful Safe Patient Handling And Mobility.

Julie Lavezzo and Ryan Rodriquez

The team at Marin General Hospital identified a strategy to enhance their culture of safety. A significant improvement in data metrics followed.

Lavezzo J & Rodriguez R. Transforming a program into a culture: Exploring the role of the lift coach as the missing element to meaningful safe patient handling and mobility. Southern California Association of Healthcare Risk Managers Regional Conference. Palm Desert CA: May 8-10, 2013.

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