title: Calling in the feds. IOM's new report says government must take lead in quality, but can Congress, hospitals find the money and support?
abstract: A new report by the Institute of Medicine calls for the federal government to "take the lead" in healthcare quality. Janet Corrigan, director of the IOM's Board of Health Care Services, and other members of the IOM say only the nation's largest provider and payer has what it takes to build a safer environment for patients. Can Congress come up with the money and support necessary to sustain such an undertaking?
authors.forename: Jeff
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tieman
mesh_terms: D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000517:prevention & control; D015969:National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine, U.S., Health and Medicine Division; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012941:Social Responsibility; D014481:United States; D037041:United States Government Agencies