Commentary Setting priorities for patient safety: ethics, accountability, and public engagement. Citation Text: Pronovost P, Faden RR. Setting priorities for patient safety: ethics, accountability, and public engagement. JAMA. 2009;302(8):890-1. doi:10.1001/jama.2009.1177. Copy Citation Format: DOIGoogle ScholarPubMedBibTeXEndNote X3 XMLEndNote 7 XMLEndnote taggedPubMedIdRIS Download Citation Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL September 2, 2009 Pronovost P, Faden RR. JAMA. 2009;302(8):890-1. View more articles from the same authors. This commentary focuses on the challenge of prioritizing strategies to reduce medical errors and advocates for a national policy to frame the process. PubMed citation Available at Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL Cite Citation Citation Text: Pronovost P, Faden RR. Setting priorities for patient safety: ethics, accountability, and public engagement. 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