title: A new frontier in patient safety.
authors.affiliation: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, US Department of Health and Human Services, 200 Independence Ave SW, Ste 314, Washington, DC 20201, USA.
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: McCannon
authors.forename: Donald M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Berwick
mesh_terms: D002568:Certification; D005192:Family Health; D006761:Hospitals / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000517:prevention & control*; D015969:National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine, U.S., Health and Medicine Division; D010359:Patient Readmission; D017149:Private Sector; D017150:Public Sector; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care; D012052:Reimbursement, Incentive; D012449:Safety; D014481:United States