title: Patient safety in north america: beyond "operate through your initials" and "sign your site".
authors.affiliation: Denver Spine, Suite 100, 7800 East Orchard Road, Greenwood Village, CO 80111, USA. ddaw@denverspine.com
authors.forename: David A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: Brendan
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lewis
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Herndon
authors.forename: Claude
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Brooks
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000517:prevention & control*; D009656:North America; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D009985:Orthopedics / Q000592:standards* / Q000639:trends; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D018570:Risk Assessment; D017751:Safety Management / Q000592:standards*; D012955:Societies, Medical / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends