RT Book, Section
A1 Wachter, Robert M.
SR Print(0)
ID 56252653
T1 Chapter 22. Organizing a Safety Program
T2 Understanding Patient Safety, 2e
YR 2012
FD 2012
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-176578-7
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=56252653
RD 2024/04/16
AB As  the  pressure  to  improve  patient  safety  has  grown,  healthcare  organizations,  particularly  hospitals  but  also  larger  healthcare  systems,  have  struggled  to  create  effective  structures  for  their  safety  efforts.  Although  there  are  few  studies  comparing  various  organizational  models,  best  practices  for  promoting  organizational  safety  have  begun  to  emerge.1–6  This  chapter  will  explore  some  of  these  issues.  The  organization  of  safety  programs  in  ambulatory  care  is  discussed  in  Chapter  12,  and,  of  course,  myriad  issues  relevant  to  organizing  an  effective  safety  program  are  addressed  throughout  this  book.