Creating a Pediatric Joint Council to promote patient safety and quality, governance, and accountability across Johns Hopkins Medicine.
Rosen MA, Mueller BU, Milstone AM, et al. Creating a Pediatric Joint Council to Promote Patient Safety and Quality, Governance, and Accountability Across Johns Hopkins Medicine. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2017;43(5):224-231. doi:10.1016/j.jcjq.2017.02.006.
This commentary describes the development of a multidisciplinary council to collectively lead patient safety efforts for children's hospitals in a large health system. The authors highlight the value the council brought to project coordination, standard setting, and performance improvement across the organization.