title: Principles of patient safety in pediatrics.
abstract: The American Academy of Pediatrics and its members are committed to improving the health care system to provide the best and safest health care for infants, children, adolescents, and young adults. In response to a 1999 Institute of Medicine report on building a safer health system, a set of principles was established to guide the profession in designing a health care system that maximizes quality of care and minimizes medical errors through identification and resolution. This set of principles provides direction on setting up processes to identify and learn from errors, developing performance standards and expectations for safety, and promoting leadership and knowledge.
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Lannon
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Coven
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lane France
authors.forename: G B
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Hickson
authors.forename: P V
authors.initials: PV
authors.lastname: Miles
authors.forename: J T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Swanson
authors.forename: J I
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Takayama
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Wood
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D006302:Health Services Research / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000592:standards*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012449:Safety