Commentary The role for leaders of health care organizations in patient safety. Citation Text: Clarke JR, Lerner JC, Marella WM. The role for leaders of health care organizations in patient safety. Am J Med Qual. 2007;22(5):311-8. Copy Citation Format: Google ScholarPubMedBibTeXEndNote X3 XMLEndNote 7 XMLEndnote taggedPubMedIdRIS Download Citation Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL September 19, 2007 Clarke JR, Lerner JC, Marella WM. Am J Med Qual. 2007;22(5):311-8. View more articles from the same authors. This article reviews core principles of patient safety that health care leadership should know in order to prevent errors and foster safety. PubMed citation Available at Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL Cite Citation Citation Text: Clarke JR, Lerner JC, Marella WM. The role for leaders of health care organizations in patient safety. Am J Med Qual. 2007;22(5):311-8. 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