title: What is your role in patient safety?
abstract: As a medical practice executive, you may see patient safety as falling outside the scope of your responsibility. You may look to physicians, nurses and other clinical staff to provide the leadership--and the expertise--to ensure safe care. But a close how and why patient injuries occur in health care organizations makes it clear that executives play a key role in reducing the frequency and severity of those injuries.
authors.affiliation: Medical Group Management Association, USA. wfj@mgma.com
authors.forename: William F
authors.initials: WF
authors.lastname: Jessee
mesh_terms: D006123:Group Practice; D006801:Humans; D010819:Physician's Role; D017751:Safety Management; D014481:United States