Quality and Safety Resources 

Publications

Brenner MJ, Chang CWD, Boss EF, Goldman JL, Rosenfeld RM, Schmalbach CE. Patient Safety/Quality Improvement Primer, Part I: What PS/QI Means to Your Otolaryngology Practice. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2018 Jul;159(1):3-10. doi: 10.1177/0194599818779547. PMID: 29968525.

Balakrishnan K, Brenner MJ, Gosbee JW, Schmalbach CE. Patient Safety/Quality Improvement Primer, Part II: Prevention of Harm Through Root Cause Analysis and Action (RCA²). Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2019 Dec;161(6):911-921. doi: 10.1177/0194599819878683. Epub 2019 Oct 1. PMID: 31570058.

Deutsch ES, Malekzadeh S, Schmalbach CE. Patient Safety/Quality Improvement Primer, Part III: The Role of Simulation. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2022 Jan;166(1):23-34. doi: 10.1177/01945998211013314. Epub 2021 May 18. PMID: 34003066.

Stepan KO, Lavin JM, Mehta V. Patient Safety/Quality Improvement Primer, Part IV: How to Measure and Track Improvements. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2023 Dec;169(6):1683-1690. doi: 10.1002/ohn.430. Epub 2023 Jul 20. PMID: 37473436.

Additional Information

ACS Quality and Safety Framework