Patient safety, thy name is quality

Trustee. 2000 Oct;53(9):12-5, 1.

Abstract

Trustees must take the lead in communicating the importance of an organization-wide quality program. Patient safety is a natural outgrowth of an aggressive and nonpunitive approach to quality.

MeSH terms

  • Communication
  • Governing Board
  • Hospital Administration / standards*
  • Humans
  • Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
  • Medical Errors / prevention & control*
  • Professional Role
  • Quality Indicators, Health Care
  • Safety Management*
  • Software
  • Total Quality Management*
  • Trustees
  • United States