More than five years after the Institute of Medicine report, "To Err Is Human," put patient safety on the agenda at health care institutions nationwide, there have been significant improvements in quality. But Paul M. Schyve's perspective this month suggests that it is going to take real commitment to reach the next, critical stage of improvement: a "patient safety culture." Read more »
No one disputes that far too much preventable harm comes to patients in our health care system. In fact, many nations worldwide have reluctantly agreed that preventable harm occurs in their systems also. Patient safety is now a universally recognized goal—and challenge—that has led to national and international efforts to advance the science of safety and to identify safe practices for implementation. Read more »
Selected stories on patient safety, health care quality, and information technology. Read more »
Selected articles on quality improvement from a number of journals, including the American Journal of Medicine, Annals of Internal Medicine, Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, BMJ, Health Affairs, Health Services Research, International Journal for Quality in Health Care, Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Safety, Journal of the American Medical Association, Journal of General Internal Medicine, Journal of Patient Safety, Journal of Safety and Quality in Health Care, Medical Care, The Milbank Quarterly, The New England Journal of Medicine, and Pediatrics. The articles are nominated by Editorial Advisory Board members from a preselected list. Read more »
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