title: Path to safety: benefits of the 2005 Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act.
abstract: The Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act offers healthcare providers an important opportunity to: Develop a patient safety evaluation system. Establish staff accountabilities, internal reporting processes, and collection/analysis protocols. Ensure legal protection for the process.
authors.affiliation: Aon Healthcare, Minneapolis, USA. Debra_McBride@ars.aon.com
authors.forename: Debra
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: McBride
authors.forename: Audrey
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Greening
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Redmond
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000517:prevention & control; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D017751:Safety Management / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States