title: [Patient safety,  a current and ongoing problem].
abstract: Patient safety is a current and ongoing problem of increasing importance in healthcare. The implementation of a safety culture leads to behavioral change in all processes and responsibility centers. It means a long, slow, arduous path and requires effort, persistence and commitment, but it is increasingly necessary and indispensable in hospital management.
authors.affiliation: Sanatorio Sagrado Corazón, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Address: Sanatorio Sagrado Corazón, Gerencia Médica, Bartolomé Mitre 1955-1039AAC, Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Argentina. Email: carlos.diaz@sagrado-corazon.com.ar.
authors.forename: Carlos Alberto
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Díaz
authors.affiliation: Sanatorio Sagrado Corazón, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: Virginia
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Braem
authors.affiliation: Sanatorio Sagrado Corazón, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: Amalia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Giuliani
authors.affiliation: Sanatorio Sagrado Corazón, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: Emilio
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Restelli
mesh_terms: D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D006739:Hospital Administration / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D061214:Patient Safety; D017751:Safety Management / Q000458:organization & administration
keywords: cultural change; healthcare; management; patient safety; quality