title: First do no harm--to err is human.
authors.affiliation: University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, Wash., USA. ebl@u.washington.edu
authors.forename: E B
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Larson
authors.forename: L N
authors.initials: LN
authors.lastname: Newcomer
authors.forename: T A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Brennan
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jencks
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Christakis
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Feudtner
mesh_terms: D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D007591:Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations; D019300:Medical Errors; D015969:National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine, U.S., Health and Medicine Division; D018571:Sentinel Surveillance; D017749:Total Quality Management; D014481:United States