title: 2004 ABJS Earl McBride lecture: patient safety: past, present, and future.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Harvard Medical school, Boston, MA 01970, USA. jherndon@partners.org
authors.forename: James H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Herndon
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D003142:Communication; D006801:Humans; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends; D006278:Medicare; D008508:Medication Errors; D009985:Orthopedics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010036:Otolaryngology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D012052:Reimbursement, Incentive; D014481:United States