title: Creating a culture of patient safety.
abstract: This foldout provides a five-step process for strengthening your safety efforts, offers a checklist for CEOs and describes a successful program you can adapt.
authors.forename: Lee Ann
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Runy
mesh_terms: D016542:Chief Executive Officers, Hospital; D002985:Clinical Protocols; D006739:Hospital Administration / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007591:Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000517:prevention & control; D015279:Organizational Culture; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D005791:Patient Care / Q000592:standards*; D011340:Problem Solving; D017751:Safety Management / Q000379:methods*; D013192:Staff Development; D017749:Total Quality Management / Q000379:methods*; D014481:United States