title: Reducing health care risk. The challenge is to make everyone feel accountable.
abstract: Are employees punished or praised for acknowledging errors, raising concerns about safety, or identifying recurrent medical mishaps? To reduce risk, managers must promote a safety culture where everyone shares a sense of accountability and takes responsibility for high-quality care.
authors.affiliation: Organization Transitions, Inc., East Greenwich, Rhode Island, USA. ajdibella@orgtransitions.com
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: DiBella
mesh_terms: D006298:Health Services Administration / Q000592:standards*; D006761:Hospitals / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training; D007857:Leadership; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000517:prevention & control*; D015279:Organizational Culture; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D012308:Risk Management / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012941:Social Responsibility; D014481:United States