title: IT, patient safety, and quality care.
abstract: The growing understanding of medical errors as systemic in nature underscores the importance of analyzing and redesigning systems. Best practices in medication safety that promise rapid payback include computerized physician order entry, ongoing tracking and benchmarking, and the creation by leadership of nonpunitive environments where this new culture of safety can thrive.
authors.affiliation: Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, USA.
authors.forename: Marion J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Ball
authors.forename: Judith V
authors.initials: JV
authors.lastname: Douglas
mesh_terms: D006298:Health Services Administration / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007591:Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015969:National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine, U.S., Health and Medicine Division; D015279:Organizational Culture; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D017751:Safety Management; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology