title: A culture of safety: a business strategy for medical practices.
abstract: Physician practices can enhance their economics by taking patient safety to a new level within their practices. Patient safety has a lot to do with systems and processes that occur not only at the hospital but also within a physician's practice. Historically, patient safety measures have been hospital-focused and -driven, largely due to available resources; however, physician practices can impact patient safety, efficiently and effectively, with a methodical plan involving assessment, prioritization, and compliance. With the ever-increasing focus of reimbursement on quality and patient safety, physician practices that implement a true culture of safety now could see future economic benefits using this business strategy.
authors.affiliation: jws@stevenslee.com
authors.forename: James W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Saxton
authors.forename: Maggie M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Finkelstein
authors.forename: Adam F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Marles
mesh_terms: D060866:Accountable Care Organizations / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration; D050110:Bariatric Surgery / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007857:Leadership; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000191:economics / Q000517:prevention & control*; D015969:National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine, U.S., Health and Medicine Division / Q000458:organization & administration; D009774:Obstetrics; D015279:Organizational Culture; D058991:Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; D011216:Practice Management, Medical / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011247:Pregnancy; D058996:Quality Improvement / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration; D017751:Safety Management / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States