title: Framing patient safety initiatives: working model and case example.
abstract: The authors describe an original patient Safety Platform Model. The model identifies the broad components involved in patient safety initiatives and outlines their relationship to one another. A case example of how the model can be used is given as the authors describe a falls-prevention program.
authors.affiliation: Patient Care Services, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Mass, USA.
authors.forename: Nancy
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kruger
authors.forename: Ann C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Hurley
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gustafson
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls / Q000517:prevention & control*; D001900:Boston; D002983:Clinical Competence; D006272:Health Facility Environment; D006801:Humans; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000517:prevention & control*; D017146:Models, Organizational; D009739:Nursing Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D015279:Organizational Culture; D017751:Safety Management / Q000458:organization & administration*