TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Chapter 20. Accreditation and Regulations A1 - Wachter, Robert M. PY - 2012 T2 - Understanding Patient Safety, 2e AB - One might hope that professionalism and concern for patients would be sufficient incentive to motivate safe behaviors on the part of providers, as well as institutional investments in system safety. Sadly, experience has taught us that this is not the case. There are simply too many competing pressures for attention and resources, and the nature of safety is that individuals and organizations can often get away with bad behavior for long periods of time. Moreover, it is unlikely that all providers and institutions will or can keep up with best practices, given a rapidly evolving research base and the never-ending need to keep at least one eye on the bottom line. SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=56252065 ER -