title: Making the business case for patient safety.
abstract: The authors explain why there appears to be a business case for health care organizations to make investments to enhance patient safety.
authors.affiliation: White River Junction Field Office, VA National Center for Patient Safety, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. William.B.Weeks@Dartmouth.edu
authors.forename: William B
authors.initials: WB
authors.lastname: Weeks
authors.forename: James P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Bagian
mesh_terms: D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D006292:Health Priorities; D006739:Hospital Administration / Q000191:economics*; D017721:Hospital Costs; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income; D007449:Investments; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000191:economics* / Q000517:prevention & control; D017751:Safety Management / Q000191:economics*; D012945:Social Values; D014481:United States