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Quality improvement initiative to reduce serious safety events and improve patient safety culture.
Muething SE, Goudie A, Schoettker PJ, et al. Pediatrics. 2012;130:e423-e431.

A multifaceted initiative to improve safety culture and implement system changes at a large, urban pediatric hospital was successful in decreasing serious safety events.
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