title: Quality departments key to solving medical error crisis.
abstract: Across the nation, hospitals are making patient safety a big priority. Safety task forces, staff education, and blame-free environments are all coming to the fore as hospitals react to the alarming patient safety statistics issued by the Institute of Medicine last fall. Meanwhile, agencies from Medicare to the Oakbrook Terrace, IL-based Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations are gearing up to create standards and directives on reporting medical errors.
mesh_terms: D006279:Health Maintenance Organizations / Q000592:standards; D006761:Hospitals / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D007591:Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations; D019221:Mandatory Reporting; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States