title: What you can do: the trustee, patient safety, and JCAHO.
abstract: The Joint Commission has developed patient safety standards that hospital leaders, including trustees, are responsible for implementing, along with National Safety Goals and recommendations.
authors.affiliation: Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, Oakbrook Terrace, Ill., USA.
authors.forename: Paul M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Schyve
mesh_terms: D006075:Governing Board; D006801:Humans; D007591:Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007857:Leadership; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000517:prevention & control*; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D017751:Safety Management / Q000592:standards*; D014481:United States