title: Dueling priorities.
abstract: The Institute of Medicine report on medical errors and the resulting attention from the public and health care purchasers pushed patients safety to the forefront of providers' quality initiatives. Now, some health care leaders say the preoccupation with safety is wrongheaded and could detract from broad efforts to improve care.
authors.forename: Dagmara
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Scalise
mesh_terms: D004645:Empathy; D006265:Health Care Coalitions; D006292:Health Priorities; D006739:Hospital Administration / Q000592:standards*; D015285:Hospital-Patient Relations; D006801:Humans; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000517:prevention & control*; D015969:National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine, U.S., Health and Medicine Division; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000145:classification / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017751:Safety Management / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States