Health reform's effect on patient safety

I was always certain that my career in patient safety would be in the delivery sector, in health systems, hospitals, or clinics—settings in which clinicians and patients interact. Based on time spent as a frontline staff member and later as a leader in patient safety, I was sure that this was the setting in which my knowledge and training could have the largest effect on safety. It was in a health system that I learned about the opportunities and challenges that drive safety practices at the bedside and at the point of care. 

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