title: Engineering a fail-safe health system. Memorial Hermann wants to eliminate health care errors (really).
abstract: Memorial Hermann Healthcare System is on an all-out mission to eliminate health care-acquired infections. Despite a bit of physician resistance, the results so far are astonishing.
authors.forename: Todd
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sloane
mesh_terms: D001803:Blood Transfusion / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training / Q000379:methods; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000517:prevention & control*; D009096:Multi-Institutional Systems / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000639:trends; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D061214:Patient Safety / Q000592:standards*; D010564:Personnel, Hospital / Q000193:education*; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000639:trends; D012051:Reimbursement Mechanisms / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D013781:Texas