title: Promoting patient safety by preventing medical error.
authors.forename: L L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Leape
authors.forename: D D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Woods
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Hatlie
authors.forename: K W
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Kizer
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Schroeder
authors.forename: G D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Lundberg
mesh_terms: D000574:American Medical Association; D006801:Humans; D007591:Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D020379:Risk Adjustment; D012308:Risk Management; D017751:Safety Management; D014481:United States; D014493:United States Department of Veterans Affairs