title: Patient safety concerns grow in Congress.
authors.affiliation: ASCLS Government Affairs Committee, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA.
authors.forename: Kathy
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hansen
authors.forename: Don
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lavanty
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007591:Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000517:prevention & control*; D013677:Medical Laboratory Science / Q000592:standards; D011057:Politics; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D012308:Risk Management / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000592:standards; D014481:United States