title: 25 things you can do to save lives now.
abstract: Hospitals are in the business of saving lives. Yet, thousands of patients die unnecessarily each year in hospitals. H&HN asked experts to recommend relatively simple and inexpensive steps that hospitals can take to avert these tragedies. The result:"25 Things You Can Do to Save Lives Now," a practical action plan that hospitals of every type and size can use to advance their patient safety initiatives.
authors.forename: Lee Ann
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Runy
mesh_terms: D006739:Hospital Administration / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease / Q000517:prevention & control*; D017053:Infection Control / Q000592:standards; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000517:prevention & control*; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000628:therapy; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D010348:Patient Care Team; D010358:Patient Participation; D019555:Physician-Nurse Relations; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D017751:Safety Management / Q000379:methods*; D012941:Social Responsibility; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000592:standards