title: Investing in patient safety. An ethical and business imperative.
abstract: Currently, hospital management has no financial incentive to invest in patient safety initiatives. That's where the board comes in. By focusing on five strategies, the board can make both the ethical and business case for patient safety.
authors.forename: Russell
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Massaro
mesh_terms: D004991:Ethics, Institutional; D006739:Hospital Administration / Q000191:economics / Q000941:ethics*; D006751:Hospital Information Systems; D006801:Humans; D007449:Investments; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000517:prevention & control*; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D017751:Safety Management / Q000941:ethics*; D012941:Social Responsibility; D014481:United States