title: Patient safety is not an oxymoron.
authors.affiliation: Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations, Oakbrook Terrace, IL, USA.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Loeb
mesh_terms: D019985:Benchmarking; D006739:Hospital Administration / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000639:trends; D016134:Organizational Policy; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017751:Safety Management; D014481:United States