title: As she lay dying: how I fought to stop medical errors from killing my mom.
abstract: A woman with cancer dies after receiving poor care for an infection. Her physician-son calls on the health system to involve patients and families in improving safety.
authors.affiliation: Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA. jwelch2@partners.org
authors.forename: Jonathan R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Welch
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000517:prevention & control*; D033262:Narration; D020380:Needs Assessment; D017751:Safety Management / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000379:methods*; D019452:Terminally Ill; D014481:United States