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Safety Walkrounds

Safety Walkrounds is a structured leadership practice in healthcare, distinguished from other safety assessment methods by its emphasis on direct, face-to-face engagement between organizational leaders and frontline staff to observe safety conditions, identify potential risks, and foster a culture of open communication and continuous improvement.

16

Publications

1.3K

Citations

67

Authors

38

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

4

Parents

Publications

16

Fair and Just Culture, Team Behavior, and Leadership Engagement: The Tools to Achieve High Reliability

Allan Frankel, Michael W. Leonard, Charles R. Denham · Health Services Research · 2006 · 298 citations · Full text

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The effect of executive walk rounds on nurse safety climate attitudes: A randomized trial of clinical units

Eric J. Thomas, J. Bryan Sexton, Torsten B. Neilands et al. · BMC Health Services Research · 2005 · 244 citations · Full text

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Providing feedback following Leadership WalkRounds is associated with better patient safety culture, higher employee engagement and lower burnout

J. Bryan Sexton, Kathryn C. Adair, Michael W. Leonard et al. · BMJ Quality & Safety · 2017 · 205 citations · Full text

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Revealing and Resolving Patient Safety Defects: The Impact of Leadership WalkRounds on Frontline Caregiver Assessments of Patient Safety

Allan Frankel, Sarah Pratt Grillo, Mary Pittman et al. · Health Services Research · 2008 · 181 citations · Full text

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Exposure to Leadership WalkRounds in neonatal intensive care units is associated with a better patient safety culture and less caregiver burnout

J. Bryan Sexton, Paul J. Sharek, Eric J. Thomas et al. · BMJ Quality & Safety · 2014 · 99 citations · Full text

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Authors

67

  1. AF
    Allan Frankel

    Brigham and Women's Hospital, United States

    7 publications · 1.1K citations

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  2. JB
    J. Bryan Sexton

    Duke University Health System, United States

    6 publications · 700 citations

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  3. KC
    Kathryn C. Adair

    Duke University Health System, United States

    3 publications · 287 citations

    3

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  4. EJ
    Eric J. Thomas

    The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, United States

    3 publications · 524 citations

    3

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  5. RS
    René Schwendimann

    University of Basel, Switzerland

    3 publications · 374 citations

    3

    h-index

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Institutions

38

  1. Duke University

    Durham, United States

    4 h-index

    8 publications

    836 citations

  2. Duke University Health System

    Durham, United States

    4 h-index

    13 publications

    929 citations

  3. University of Basel

    Basel, Switzerland

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    444 citations

  4. Memorial Hermann

    Houston, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    280 citations

  5. Johns Hopkins University

    Baltimore, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    425 citations

  6. University of Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, United States

    2 h-index

    8 publications

    116 citations

  7. Duke Medical Center

    Durham, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    287 citations

  8. Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

    Philadelphia, United States

    2 h-index

    11 publications

    146 citations

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Venues

  1. BMJ Quality & Safety

    3 publications · 331 citations

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  3. Health Services Research

    HSR · 2 publications · 479 citations

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  4. Oxford University Research Archive (ORA) (University of Oxford)

    Repository · 1 publications · 10 citations

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  5. American Journal of Medical Quality

    1 publications · 70 citations

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