Health systems form 'Safest Hospital Alliance'.
172 safety measures to be implemented, with 80% improvement sought in two years. Safety threats will be "called out" immediately, and root cause analyses conducted. Sponsors hope template will be transferable to any health system.
D019985:Benchmarking; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D005431:Florida; D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease / Q000517:prevention & control; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000517:prevention & control; D017146:Models, Organizational; D009096:Multi-Institutional Systems / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D009657:North Carolina; D009935:Organizational Affiliation; D017751:Safety Management; D013714:Tennessee; D017749:Total Quality Management