Where should patient safety be installed?
Sine DM, Paull D. Where should patient safety be installed? J Healthc Risk Manag. 2017;37(3):14-17. doi:10.1002/jhrm.21285.
Organizational structure influences the prioritization of safety goals in a health care institution. This commentary explores the optimal placement of patient safety in an organizational framework and suggests that how an organization defines patient safety will affect that placement.