6 Steps to Improve Rule Compliance

For hospitals looking to start a patient safety improvement effort, developing a sense of accountability among employees is an important step. Employees need to feel accountable and culpable for their actions for there to be a true culture of safety.

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Managing compliance with rules is a subset of managing employee accountability, according to a whitepaper from The Greeley Company. To better manage compliance, hospitals should follow these six steps:

•    Ensure understanding of why there are rules.
•    Clearly write rules, policies and procedures and communicate them well.
•    Reduce the burden of compliance.
•    Clearly communicate risk of noncompliance.
•    Encourage peer-to-peer coaching.
•    Use effective compliance tools.

Download the whitepaper for more information.

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