title: Patient safety: it starts with the board.
abstract: Creating a non-punitive culture of safety--where everyone throughout the organization makes patient safety a number-one priority--means that the board has to set the tone. It must insist on a stringent safety plan and monitor it closely and continuously.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mycek
mesh_terms: D006075:Governing Board; D006739:Hospital Administration / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000517:prevention & control*; D015279:Organizational Culture; D012380:Role; D017751:Safety Management / Q000592:standards*; D014481:United States