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It is the consensus of experts in the patient-safety field that little has changed to improve the safety of hospital care since the Institute of Medicine's 1999 report, To Err Is Human.^1,2,3,4,5 The report noted that in order to be successful, "safety must be an explicit organizational goal that is demonstrated by clear organizational leadership. . . . This process begins when boards of directors demonstrate their commitment to this objective by regular, close oversight of the safety of the institutions they shepherd."¹ Leape and Berwick agree, noting that safety cannot become an institutional priority "without more sustained and . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Hospitals and Corporate Responsibility

Enforcing the Right to Safety

Making Patient Safety a Reality

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From the Department of Health Law, Bioethics, and Human Rights, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston.

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N Engl J Med 2006; 355:734-736, Aug 17, 2006. Correspondence

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